Unemployment Rate at 6.6% in January
JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in January, unchanged from December’s revised rate. The comparable national rate…
House Passes Reduced FY2017 State Operating Budget
Juneau – The Alaska House of Representatives Friday approved a Fiscal Year 2017 statewide operating budget that shaves 10-percent from…
Close Comet Flyby Threw Mars’ Magnetic Field into Chaos
Just weeks before the historic encounter of comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) with Mars in October 2014, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere…
Tuesday Primaries Loom as Last Chance to Stop Trump
March 15 now looms as a critical day in the Republican presidential race. Five states vote on Tuesday: North Carolina,…
Demolition of the Tug “Challenger” has Begun at Juneau’s Rock Dump
After being towed to the Rock Dump after she was raised from the Gastineau Channel in late February, demolition of…
District 16 Representative Ivy Spohnholz to Take Her Seat for Thursday’s Session
The Democrats in the Alaska House of Representatives and Governor Bill Walker moved at a brisk pace to replace late…
Court Ruling Clarifies Rules for Tipped Employees
ANCHORAGE, Alaska–In a recent decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, employers may not mandate that tipped employees…
Commander of Alaska Air National Guard Receives General’s Star
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Karen Mansfield, who as assistant adjutant general for Air also serves as commander of the…
VPSOs Get New Fire Suppression Tool
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Village Public Safety Officers across Alaska are getting new equipment to keep their communities safe. Two hundred…
While Alaskans May be Disappointed in Eclipse, Passengers Aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 870 Won’t Be
While Alaska and Hawaii are the only two states in the U.S. that will be able to observe even a…