GCI expands upgraded 5G mobile service across Alaska

GCI expands upgraded 5G mobile service across Alaska

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – GCI is launching upgraded 5G mobile service in communities across Alaska, improving performance, reliability and coverage and reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to deliver—not just promise—reliable connectivity for Alaskans. Since first launching 5G in Anchorage in 2020, GCI has expanded the service to 83% of Alaskans in more than 125 communities […]

House Republicans block poison pill income tax, protect Alaska’s private sector

House Republicans block poison pill income tax, protect Alaska’s private sector

  Juneau, AK — Thursday, the Alaska House of Representatives narrowly defeated a controversial income tax on certain businesses that was slipped into the gasline bill.  Alaska House Republicans remain steadfastly committed to the construction of a North Slope gasline, and members expressed outrage that the enabling legislation was transformed into a sweeping tax restructuring […]

Illegal Cross-Border Sheep Harvest Leads to Convictions in United States and Canada

Illegal Cross-Border Sheep Harvest Leads to Convictions in United States and Canada

   Cross border collaboration protects shared wildlife and holds poachers accountable  COPPER CENTER, Alaska — Three U.S. hunters who illegally crossed into Canada to poach two Dall sheep, a Thinhorn subspecies, have been convicted in both the United States and Canada following a years-long coordinated investigation by the National Park Service, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Yukon Conservation Officer Services and other U.S. and […]

Alaska Receives Permanent Federal Approval for Educator Registered Apprenticeship Program

Alaska Receives Permanent Federal Approval for Educator Registered Apprenticeship Program

  Juneau, Alaska – The Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) is pleased to announce that the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has granted permanent approval for Alaska’s Educator Registered Apprenticeship program. DEED received provisional approval on December 3, 2024, and completed all requirements for full approval on July 13, 2026. The program […]