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Silver Bay Seafoods agrees to acquire Trident's Ketchikan plant; Petersburg deal entering final stages with yet unnamed buyer
Trident Seafoods reported last Friday it was “entering the final stages of closing deals for three of its Alaska shoreside plants,” including its...
Leading Alaska legislators propose task force to help rescue a seafood industry 'in a tailspin'
Russian fish flooding global markets and other economic forces beyond the state’s border have created dire conditions for Alaska’s seafood... Full story
New forecast bumps Alaska oil price estimates slightly
A new state revenue forecast that includes modestly higher oil prices promises to give Alaskans a slightly larger Permanent Fund dividend and the Alas... Full story
Legislative budgeters say Dunleavy's proposed 2024 Permanent Fund dividend is a no-go
Leading Alaska legislators said last week that there’s little appetite for spending from savings to pay a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend this...
Juneau will loan school district $4.1 million to help cover deficit
A $9.7 million bailout package to ensure that the Juneau School District can cover a nearly $8 million deficit this year and help toward resolving a...
Alaska newspaper publishers worry about bill ending some public notice requirements
The Alaska Senate voted without dissent Monday to allow the Department of Natural Resources to stop publishing some public notices in local...
Dunleavy threatens to veto public education funding bill unless legislators act on his priorities
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an ultimatum to state legislators on Tuesday, saying he will veto a multipart education funding bill unless... Full story
Proposal to define a fetus as a person in Alaska's criminal code faces pushback
An Alaska House member has proposed a bill that seeks to establish definitions of “life” and “person” in criminal law, prompting dozens of... Full story
Alaska's mariculture industry expands, with big production increases in recent years, report says
While Alaska’s mariculture industry is small by global standards, production of farmed shellfish and seaweed in the state has increased... Full story
Permanent Fund leaders propose to borrow up to $4 billion for investments
The leaders of the $76 billion Alaska Permanent Fund voted unanimously on Friday to adopt a strategic plan that calls for borrowing up to $4 billion... Full story
Dunleavy proposes crackdown on unpermitted public protests
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration introduced legislation on Wednesday that would criminalize unpermitted street protests and other activities that... Full story
USDA commits to big purchase of Alaska salmon and pollock for national food programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase about 50 million pounds of Alaska seafood to use in national food and nutrition-assistance programs,... Full story
Haines loses appeal of Census which showed 500 resident drop
The U.S. Census Bureau rejected Haines' appeal over the 2020 population count, which showed Haines’ population dropping by around 500 residents....
Alaska House rejects per-student school funding increase
The Alaska House of Representatives voted on Wednesday against increasing the amount written into law saying how much the state should spend per stude... Full story
Seafood industry expects 'another bad year' of weak markets
“I’ve never seen market conditions as bad as they are now,” Doug Vincent-Lang, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, told a...
State ferry system in 3rd year of crew shortages
Crew shortages continue to plague the Alaska Marine Highway, the ferry system’s director told a gathering of Southeast officials last week. “Our...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: Last week was a bucket-filler: I was able to connect with...
Alaska's courts are mired in cases, with gradual progress on pandemic backlog
Alaska’s courts have had a backlog of cases since courts shut down for months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The backlog has persisted, in part becau... Full story
IPHC releases halibut numbers and regulations for 2024
The International Pacific Halibut Commission released the halibut numbers for 2024 on Feb. 5 following their annual meeting. The IPHC oversees...
Alaska Volcano Observatory fully activates monitoring network over Sitka's rumbling mountain Seismic activity at Mount Edgecumbe has declined since a 2022 swarm of earthquakes, but a risk remains
Sitka's Mount Edgecumbe volcano is wired. On Jan. 26, the Alaska Volcano Observatory announced the... Full story
Alaska must face food stamp litigation after a year of stays, court says
In January of last year, 10 Alaskans sued the state because they said the Department of Health failed to provide food stamps within the time frames... Full story
Ketchikan police, troopers report seizure of fentanyl, meth with street value of nearly $1.7 million
The Ketchikan Police Department and Alaska State Troopers have announced the seizure of fentanyl and methamphetamine with a total street value of...
Gov. Dunleavy bans big new contracts with companies that boycott Israel
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a far-reaching administrative order on Monday that calls for public agencies to stop doing business with companies... Full story
Some skepticism as Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades
In an unusual use of executive powers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month issued 12 executive orders abolishing state boards and granting new powers to... Full story
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: It was an eventful first week of session. Using every parliamentary tool available to us, the House Coalition was able t...