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5 days ago · The recommendations for new special area acreage are backed by a 16-page report that summarizes public comments and scientific information. “The best available current …
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Jan 15, 2025 · GOP-led Laken Riley Act on track to be first immigration bill signed into law by Trump BY: Ariana Figueroa - January 17, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Friday …
As Alaska lawmakers begin introducing bills, public pension revival …
Jan 13, 2025 · Members of the Alaska Senate are planning an effort to restore the state’s pension system for public employees, one year after inaction by the Alaska House killed a prior effort. …
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and …
Nov 19, 2024 · In a panel discussion at last week’s Resource Development Council for Alaska annual conference in Anchorage, Bundrant pointed to the recently announced Russian …
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
Nov 6, 2024 · Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots counted early Wednesday.
Scores of Alaskans face another eye-watering spike in their health …
Dec 24, 2024 · Health; Commentary Scores of Alaskans face another eye-watering spike in their health care costs next year Premiums for Alaska health insurance plans on the federal …
Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, …
Nov 28, 2024 · Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan. 1 before a larger increase becomes effective six months later. The state’s minimum wage will …
Lower prices dim expectations for Alaska oil earnings in coming …
Dec 12, 2024 · A network of pipelines, seen on Aug. 23, 2018, snakes through a portion of the Greater Prudhoe Bay Unit on Alaska's North Slope. Oil production is expected to increase in …
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and …
Oct 18, 2024 · A sign outside of a McDonald's restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Oct. 7, advertises openings for jobs that pay up to $16 an hour. Voters will decide the fate of a ballot …