ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Alaskans looking for summer employment have the opportunity to work in the seafood industry. More than 20 work locations throughout the state are seeking qualified applicants. The largest demand is for seafood processors, with approximately 1,400 positions to be filled, and salmon roe technicians, with an estimated 700 positions to be filled. The […]
Juneau – Tuesday night, over 100 Alaskans provided public testimony to the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on the proposed Education Funding Act, one of the four pillars of the comprehensive fiscal plan put forward by the Alaska House Majority Coalition. A significant majority of those who testified spoke in favor of House Bill 115 and […]
JUNEAU – As a part of his effort to create greater government efficiency and streamline services, Governor Bill Walker today signed Administrative Order 284, beginning the process of consolidating information technology (IT) functions in state government. The order adopts widely accepted best practices by directing all IT functions of the state to report to a […]
Alaska State Troopers continue to seek information on the whereabouts of a four year-old girl and her father that have been out of contact since March 21st. Troopers continue to look for four-year-old Charlie Burdette and her 57-year-old father, Raymond Martin, of Wasilla. Martin was to relinquish custody of the young girl last month, but, […]