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Fishery managers call for deeper look at salmon bycatch, but decline to tighten rules
Western Alaska villagers have endured the worst chum salmon runs on record, several years of anemic Chinook salmon runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim... Full story
Drygas makes campaign stop in Petersburg
Heidi Drygas, the former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, v...
Legislature approves budget with $3,200 payout per Alaskan
Three minutes before 11 p.m. on the last day of its regular session, the Alaska Legislature... Full story
Columbia's return nowhere on the horizon
The largest of the state ferries, the 499-passenger Columbia, was still listed as inactive on the Transportation Department website as of Monday,...
Alaska weighs taking over part of federal permitting program
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers are considering a request by Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration that the state take over part of a federal e...
To the Editor
Ocean Rangers To the Editor: If you were disappointed in the Senate Resource Committee’s decision last week and want to stop SB 180 please speak up...
House approves budget with $2,600 payment for Alaskans
The Alaska House of Representatives voted last week to turn an oil-price surge into money for...
Legislators scale back governor's heavy reliance on federal money for ferries
The House Finance Committee has rejected the governor's proposal to rely almost entirely on federal...
Vietnam War commemoration welcomes home veterans
The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs hosted a ceremony Tuesday in the Petersburg...
Columbia's return to service in doubt for lack of crew
A state Department of Transportation official told legislators that the ferry system is "burning...
Alaska Fish Factor
Salmon returning home to Alaska hatcheries again accounted for nearly one-third of the 2021...
Winning plan for Malaspina would operate it as a maritime museum
The state has started negotiations to sell the Malaspina to a company owned by a business that operates a new multimillion-dollar cruise ship...
Commentary
More than a month has passed since Sen. Mike Shower claimed that he and other Alaska legislators were so busy they didn’t have time to deal with...
Alaska Fish Factor
March means more fishing boats are out on the water with the start of the Pacific halibut and sablefish (black cod) fisheries this past Sunday,...
Petersburg likely to receive USCGC Elderberry replacement
During the February 21 Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting, Assembly Member Dave Kensinger gave a...
Column: High oil prices are Alaska's alcohol of choice
It’s not often you hear political debates that invoke religion and booze but have nothing to do with temperance, the social ills of alcohol or...
State asks if anyone wants to buy the Malaspina
The Alaska Department of Transportation is asking anyone interested in taking ownership of the...
House speaker questions ferry system's hiring expectations
State Transportation Department officials recently told legislators the ferry system needed to quickly hire at least 166 new crew in order to meet...
5% increase to harbor rates approved in first reading
During Tuesday's meeting, the Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously, 7-0, in support of...
Governor proposes new program to replace cruise ship pollution monitors
Almost three years after pulling pollution monitors - called Ocean Rangers - from large cruise...
Guest Editorial: Dunleavy's state-paid PR man does double duty as campaign PR man, an obvious misuse of state resources
Since he officially began his reelection campaign last August, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has spent nothing on personnel for his campaign. He’s paid for...
Ferry system may reconsider charging more when ships are fuller
State ferry management said they are working to be more responsive to community and passenger...
Lack of crew could keep Columbia tied to the dock
Unless the Alaska Marine Highway System can recruit enough workers by March 1 to restaff the unused...
Coastal legislators disapprove of governor's spending plan for ferries
Though they say the level of funding for the state ferry system in Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget for t...
Legislators cautious of overreliance on high oil prices
WRANGELL– In a break from past practice, the Alaska Department of Revenue this year will provide monthly updates to legislators whenever...
