JUNEAU — The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $10.34 to $10.85 in 2023. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage to be adjusted using the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers in the Anchorage metropolitan area (Anchorage CPI-U) […]
Lack of adequate snow cover extends summer limitations through October FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Due to the lack of adequate snow cover in the White Mountains National Recreation Area and Steese National Conservation Area, the summer off-highway vehicle (OHV) limitations will remain in effect until October 31. “We ask for the public’s patience and understanding […]
October 14, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy send their condolences to the family and loved ones of former Senate President Leland “Chancy” Croft, who passed away on August 30, 2022. Croft served in the Alaska State Legislature for a decade, from 1968 to 1978. “The First […]
After being notified of a hiker having a medical emergency on the Lost Lake Trail in the Chugach National Forest outside of Seward, they responded to the area, where CPR was already in progress. Coordinates were relayed and LifeMed was launched. Alaska State Troopers and the US forest service responded to the trailhead to await […]