Joint floor session scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in the Alaska State Capitol JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature will hold a joint floor session Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the State Capitol to allow legislators to vote for or against the governor’s operating budget vetoes. The House and Senate scheduled the meeting shortly after gaveling […]
“Save the Alaska State Fair Act” clarifies irregularities in Title 4 of the state’s alcohol license laws (Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy Friday signed Senate Bill 16 which expands license types under Title 4 of the state’s alcohol license laws. This bill allows alcohol service in areas that had previously operated under […]
DILLINGHAM, AK — In response to comments by the U.S. EPA stating major insufficiencies in Pebble’s plan and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), and in the wake of last week’s news that the EPA will resume the withdrawal process for the 2014 proposed determination that would protect the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed, a […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard is assisting local and state authorities with response to three fires in Alaska today, including the Shovel Creek Fire near Fairbanks, the lower hillside Anchorage wildfire, and the Montana Creek area fire south of Talkeetna. “Providing emergency response to natural disasters is one of the key […]