Juneau — Monday, Representative Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) introduced legislation that limits state power by repealing statutes that allow the state to not renew occupational licenses for defaulting on a student loan. “This bill supports students and limits government overreach by eliminating unnecessary statutes that are not in use currently and should not be used,” said […]
(SOLDOTNA, Alaska) – Since making a large bust which resulted in upwards of 8,000 grams of Spice from a tobacco shop along the Sterling Highway, Sergeant Robert Hunter hasn’t heard of a single law enforcement contact or overdose involving the substance. “That’s huge for us,” Sergeant Hunter, unit supervisor of the Soldotna Statewide Drug Enforcement […]
Dan Falvey fishes aboard the 50-foot FV Magia out of Sitka, Alaska, for Pacific cod, black cod, and halibut. Alongside that boat two cameras lean out over the water, each pointed at the spot where the longline emerges from the deep. When the hydraulic winch kicks into gear and the line starts coming in, the […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed Administrative Order 279 Tuesday, transferring administrative and research functions of the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. These reorganization efforts will save the state over $1.3 million a year while continuing to provide appropriate and effective performance of the commission’s core functions. “With […]