Labor Department notes decline in working age Alaskans
A new report from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development says the number of working-age Alaskans has been declining for nine consecutive...
EVOSTC seeks nominees for Public Advisory Committee
Nominations are being accepted through March 13 for three membership vacancies on the Public Advisory Committee of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council...
AMHS now accepting summer marine highway bookings
Summer bookings on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries are now being accepted for the May 1 through Sept. 30 schedule.The 2023 summer schedule...
New entity applies to mine in Bristol Bay watershed
Southwest Alaska fishermen, tribes and businesses are voicing concern over a new application to mine in the Bristol Bay watershed, this time for exploration...
Research Board seeks to fill advisory panel seats
Applications are being sought through March 31 by the North Pacific Research Board to fill two seats on its advisory panel, one to represent...
Legislators move to prevent overspending of Permanent Fund
A bipartisan group of Republican, Democratic and independent legislators have introduced a constitutional amendment to fully protect the Alaska Permanent Fund in the state...
Federal Aviation Administration grants waiver to Alaska for unmanned serial system
Alaska is now the only state legally allowed to have unmanned aerial system devices classified for research and development to be conducted in test-site...
Stranger in a rich land of winter life
Things an Alaskan notices while standing on a road in Costa Rica:Trees are shaped like mint-green umbrellas rather than charcoal-green rocket ships.Flesh-colored flowers smell...
Iditarod founder’s grandson wins the 51st Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Ryan Redington drove his six huskies in harnesses under the burled arch in Nome on Tuesday to win the 51st Iditarod Trail Sled Dog...
Bipartisan bill would provide patients with safe access to treatments
Eighteen members of Congress, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, are supporting legislation that they say places reasonable limits on use of step therapy and...
