Mat-Su Assembly doubles down on leaf blowers in response to Anchorage rule
The resolution is meant to remind people that leaf blower use is legal in Mat-Su.
Oil industry has an idea to speed permitting on western Arctic leases. BLM likes it.
Rather than study each proposal in the NPR-A, the industry wants the feds to study one and grant permits for all similar proposals. Foes deride the “cookie-cutter” approach.
Dunleavy pins pipeline fate on tax break he wants Alaska lawmakers to approve
Critics say the push for concessions and lack of specifics shows the weakness of Glenfarne’s gas pipeline proposal.
‘This is how we heal:’ Hoonah honors its veterans with two new memorials
Alaska consistently has the highest percentage of veterans in the country, and Hoonah has one of the highest shares of any town.
Alaska Legislature approves millions for facilities upgrades at Mt. Edgecumbe High School
Lawmakers called the state’s management of the school into question after witnessing deteriorating facilities, particularly dorms and student living areas.
State voids Area M restrictions after Aleutians East argues ethics violation
The Aleutians East Borough was among four plaintiffs who argued the Board of Fisheries violated state's ethics laws.
Anchorage air travelers caught in long TSA lines
A spokesperson with TSA said that X-ray screening equipment is experiencing ‘intermittent outages.'
Alaska lawmakers approve one-time funding for K-12 schools, plus energy relief
Lawmakers advanced $29 million to offset school districts’ rising energy costs next year, and a plan for the state to cover the bulk of districts energy costs statewide starting in…
Utqiaġvik’s tribal college has bought land to build its long-planned campus
Illisagvik, Alaska's only tribal college, offers educational programs in such areas as Iñupiaq studies, allied health, construction and education to about a thousand students.
New Mat-Su board to review kennel rules in wake of Caswell dog deaths
The temporary advisory panel of mushers and kennel owners must recommend updates to borough kennel policies by December.