Tshibaka shadowed by anti-gay article, election post
"Homosexuals can come out of homosexuality because their preference is not biologically mandated," U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka wrote in 2001. "Unlike race or gender, homosexuality is a choice."Tshibaka said she was assigned the article by an editor as a counterpoint piece. "I don’t hold that view today," she told the Associated Press.
Alaska Airlines bans Reinbold for violating mask rules
"We have notified Senator Lora Reinbold that she is not permitted to fly with us for her continued refusal to comply with employee instruction regarding the current mask policy," Alaska Airlines spokesman Tim Thompson said.
Dunleavy proposes a federally funded tourism aid package
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing to allocate upwards of $150 million of the state’s American Recovery Plan Act funds on a tourism aid package, including a robust national marketing plan, to boost the state’s ailing tourism economy.
Hopper will retire from CGS in 2022
Chugach Alaska Corp. will be recruiting for a new president for its subsidiary Chugach Government Solutions in the coming months, in advance of the planned retirement of longtime top executive Tim “Hoops” Hopper on Jan. 1, 2022.
Interior halts Trump-era orders to boost mining, oil & gas extraction
"From day one, President Biden was clear that we must take a whole-of-government approach to tackle the climate crisis, strengthen the economy and address environmental justice," said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Grant joins Peter Pan Team
Shannon Grant has joined Peter Pan Seafood Co., LLC, as director of human resources.
Agriculture Department urged to stop funding logging roads in Tongass
Eleven conservation and climate entities are asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to prohibit use of federal funds for planning, design, construction and maintenance of logging roads in Tongass National Forest.
Forest Service warns hikers to be bear aware
U.S. Forest Service officials are asking the community to stay alert for bears as the snow melts and the weather warms.
Warming waters pose starvation risk to cod larvae
Warming waters in the southeast Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska ecosystems can boost the metabolic demand for food of young Pacific cod. But what if, due to warming ocean waters, there is no prey to be found?
State joins Florida tourism lawsuit against CDC
Alaska has joined a Florida lawsuit challenging the Centers for Disease Control’s conditional sailing order, which requires cruise lines to comply with several precautionary measures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus by crew and passengers.
