Bill safeguards support for civil legal services
Among the final actions of the 30th Alaska Legislature was support of a bill to safeguard access to the civil justice system via the...
Legislature addresses medical licensing issues
Legislators approved on the final day of their session a bill to streamline medical licensing and address regulatory issues in the medical field.House Bill...
Extreme weather conditions make medevac challenging
An ailing man aboard a Military Sealift Command Vessel was medevaced by Coast Guard crews some 1,150 miles from Dutch Harbor on May 6...
Health care prices must now be posted
A compromise reached on the final day of the legislative session will require health care providers and facilities to post health care price information...
Coast Guard medevacs man from tugboat
A man exhibiting possible symptoms of a stroke was medevaced by a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helicopter crew on May 9 from an...
Change in dive fishery assessments approved
Legislators have approved updates to protocols used by the Southeast Alaska Regional Dive Fisheries Association to access members to help manage and support geoduck,...
Murkowski pushes for more icebreakers
A push for additional icebreakers to protect Alaska’s border continues in Congress, to assure about $1 billion for what will be the first new...
Sweeney confirmation backed by Alaska senators
Tara Sweeney’s nomination to be assistant secretary of Indian Affairs in the Interior Department has the full backing of Alaska’s Senators Lisa Murkowski and...
Legislation protects National Guard members
An extension of employment protections for Alaskans serving in the National Guard of another state has been approved by legislators and will be sent...
Management impact on fishing families studied
In a series of workshops in five Alaska communities, National Marine Fisheries Service hopes to learn more about the impact of fisheries management on...
