H.B. 56 honors underrecognized group that played an important role in the Vietnam War JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation to establish May 15 as Hmong-American Veterans Day in recognition of the Hmong people who fought alongside the United States during the Vietnam War. Beginning in the 1960s, the […]
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today announced the selection of this year’s interns, young Alaskans who will work in her Washington, D.C. office during the upcoming summer. Senator Murkowski’s summer internship program consists of twenty recent high school graduates who will participate in two separate, month-long sessions as well as two […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—March employment was up an estimated 0.3 percent, or 1,000 jobs, from March 2018. Construction added the largest number of jobs from last March (1,100), followed by health care and the transportation, warehousing and utilities sector, which both added 400 jobs. Manufacturing — which is mostly seafood processing in Alaska — had the […]
JUNEAU, SITKA, KETCHIKAN – On the first weekend in May, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) will celebrate student achievement and success at commencement activities on its three campuses in Sitka, Ketchikan, and Juneau. UAS expects to award 399 associate, bachelor, and master’s degrees, 97 certificates and professional licensures, and 223 occupational endorsements. Commencement […]