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Legislation would allow online raffle sales to continue
Unless the Legislature acts, Alaska nonprofits will have to stop selling raffle tickets online June 30. The state has allowed online sales by register...
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...
Kennicott delayed out of shipyard; parts part of the problem
Global supply chain shortages and delays have extended past grocery stores, car dealers and electron...
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...
Alaska Seaplanes will start Sitka- Petersburg-Wrangell service next month
Juneau-based Alaska Seaplanes will add Wrangell to its route map starting May 26. The company,...
Extra ferry sailing will pick up waitlist travelers in Bellingham
With more than 260 would-be ferry passengers stuck on a waitlist for travel out of Bellingham, Washington, and sailings full until late July, the...
State ferry system silent on summer plans for Columbia
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been hoping since last August to bring back the Columbia to...
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...
Sitka Sound herring fishery continues with daily openings
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Tuesday that the sac roe herring fishery in the...
Western Mariner cleanup continues
The unified command of the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and...
Pilot shortage forces Alaska to cancel flights
WRANGELL-A shortage of pilots amid a labor dispute has forced Alaska Airlines to cancel hundreds of...
Murkowski, Romney back Jackson, all but assure confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic elevation...
Palin joins 50 others in filing to run for Alaska U.S. House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Sarah Palin on Friday shook up an already unpredictable race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, joining a field of 50 other...
Ukrainian refugee flees to Haines to live with daughter
HAINES-Of the roughly 3.8 million Ukrainian refugees who've fled their country since Russia's...
Gross, Coghill say they plan to run for Alaska US House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A former state lawmaker and an orthopedic surgeon each announced plans Monday to run for Alaska’s U.S. House seat following th...
Alaska high court finds Senate district unconstitutional
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a state Senate district pairing part of east Anchorage and the Eagle River area by...
Congressman Don Young dies at 88; will lie in state at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON - Alaska Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving Republican in U.S. House history, will lie...
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...
Kreiss-Tomkins chooses not to run for reelection
The Alaska House of Representatives will lose a familiar face next January when Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins completes his term. Kreiss-Tomkins...
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...
Ferry system still short of hiring target for summer schedule
State ferry system and Transportation Department officials plan to gather this week in Ketchikan to consider options for fulfilling the advertised sum...
Forest Service increases Anan permits in overbook strategy to meet capacity
The Forest Service is bulking up how many permits it issues to the Anan Wildlife Observatory in orde...
Trade war, COVID and now Ukraine invasion eat into Alaska seafood sales
First a trade war, then a battle against an infectious virus and now a real war are all affecting Alaska seafood exports. Shipments to China fell...
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...
