Wrangell, Alaska – Sealaska had good news to report to shareholders at its annual meeting Saturday, June 23 in Wrangell, AK. The company achieved one of the most successful years in its history, recording a net income of $43.3 million in 2017 and a $78 million net income improvement over the last five years. Shareholders […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs this week held an oversight hearing to focus on promoting traditional subsistence in Native communities through testimonies from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Indian tribes regarding tribal subsistence activities and federal regulatory structures or circumstances which impede these activities. During the hearing U.S. Senator Lisa […]
O n June 18th, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) kicked off Operation Midnight Sun with its federal, state and local partners focused on a crime suppression sweep of violent offenders. Those partners include Alaska State Troopers (AST), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Marshals, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Drug Enforcement […]
FAIRBANKS – Governor Bill Walker on Wednesday signed House Bill 331 into law, closing out the remaining debt the State of Alaska incurred under the defunct cashable tax credit program. The new law allows the state to issue bonds to pay the final debts carried over from the former tax system. The policy change will […]