This Day in Alaskan History-June 14th, 1944
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Boeing Jet Crashes Weeks After ‘Sweetheart Deal’ With Trump DOJ to Avoid Criminal Prosecution
“If Trump’s DOJ hadn’t worked out a deal to help Boeing avoid going to trial for its crimes, that trial would be starting on Monday.” A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in a residential area in western India shortly after takeoff on Thursday afternoon local time, a catastrophic incident […]
Alaskan Frustrations Mount as NPFMC Council Discards Concerns Raised and Continues Pro-Trawl Policies at Meeting Held in Oregon
Juneau, AK: A headline in Under Current News published June 9th read: “North Pacific Council Bucks Critics, Preserves Status Quo for Alaska Trawlers”. This is not the news that Alaskan coastal communities and fishermen were hoping for. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council at their June meeting, which ended Tuesday, decided once again to postpone […]
Alaska Minimum Wage will increase July 1st
JUNEAU — Due to the passage of Ballot Measure 1 in November 2024, Alaska’s minimum wage will increase to $13.00 per hour on July 1, 2025. It will subsequently increase to $14.00 on July 1, 2026, and to $15.00 on July 1, 2027. Thereafter, the minimum wage will be adjusted annually for inflation starting January […]