JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District finalized the appeal remand decision for the Pebble Limited Partnership’s application to develop a copper-gold-molybdenum deposit as a surface mine in Southwest Alaska this week. Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, signed a Record of Decision April 15 that states the revised application […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a State Disaster Declaration for the 2024 South Tongass Fire which damaged the South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department (STVFD) building and the Emergency Medical Service(EMS)/Fire Fighting equipment housed in the building. The Disaster Declaration activates the state’s Public Assistance program which is designed to […]
Public confidence in the U.S. government, judiciary and military has plummeted, placing the country behind most other Group of Seven (G7) nations, according to a new Gallup analysis. Approximately 68% of Americans lack confidence in their national government. Confidence in the judiciary stands at a low 42%. Even the U.S. military, a traditionally popular institution, experienced […]
JUNEAU – In light of Friday’s ruling by the Alaska Superior Court striking down allotments in correspondence school programs, the Alaska House Coalition urges quick action by the legislature. Alaska’s schools are faced with woefully inadequate funding, a worst-in-the-nation retirement system that results in drastic barriers to recruiting and retaining skilled educators, and uncertainty around […]