“If Amazon can afford to pay its CEO $214 million last year it can afford to give their workers a $5-an-hour raise and a safe workplace,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. After months of working in what they say are unsafe weather conditions for wages that leave them struggling to afford basic necessities, more than 150 workers […]
Thawing Arctic hillsides release a significant amount of organic carbon that has been locked in frozen ground for thousands of years but which now can contribute to an already warming climate, according to new research. The finding comes from the study of hillsides in a far north region of Russia, where the researchers also found […]
Hey Fellow Alaskan – Alaskans for Better Elections is committed to empowering all Alaskans, so they’re informed and confident about our Alaska Election System. To that end, we’ll send periodic emails over the next few months. Stay tuned for more information as we engage in the upcoming elections with more voice and better choices! Election […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to the 49th State Brewery in Healy after receiving a 2:35 am call of a highly intoxicated, suicidal woman who had run off into the woods behind the bar. Friends of the woman called in the report after looking for, but were unable to find her. When troopers got to the […]