FAA reauthorization passes Senate
Legislation to provide a five-year reauthorization for the Federal Aviation Administration, the longest enacted since 1982, passed the U.S. Senate on Oct. 3, and...
Native groups endorse preservation of open primaries, ranked-choice voting
During their October meeting the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB) and Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) passed a resolution to endorse the preservation of open primaries...
Young to face off with familiar family
Seeking a 26th term in the U.S. House, Alaska's lone representative will face a challenger in 2022 with strong name recognition in the state.
Stutes calls for BOF audit, citing ethics & transparency concerns
The move comes during one of the worst Prince William Sound fishing seasons in recent history.
Bill aids expanded opportunities for vets in private industry
House Bill 2 was signed into law on July 29, making Alaska the 38th state to adopt legislation giving private employers the option of...
Senators urge improved BC mine sector safeguards
Eight senators from Alaska, Montana, Washington and Idaho
are urging British Columbia Premier John Horgan to acknowledge and clean up the
province’s mining operations near salmon-rich...
Muñoz named acting labor commissioner
Long-time Department of Labor employee Cathy Muñoz was named acting commissioner of that department on Tuesday, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of...
Alaska House elects Stutes as speaker
The Alaska House voted Thursday, Feb. 11 to elect Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes as speaker, more than three weeks into the legislative session.
Murkowski to meet with Cordova leaders this weekend to discuss funding community needs
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, legislative officials and private funders are scheduled to spend this weekend in Cordova for a private summit discussing funding needs for innovative community projects.
ASMI to comment on impact of proposed tariffs
Board members of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute are keeping watch on the trade war between the U.S. and China and plan to submit...
