JUNEAU, Alaska—The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $9.84 to $9.89 in 2019. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to raise the minimum wage by one dollar in both 2015 and 2016, and thereafter required the rate to be adjusted annually for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage to be adjusted […]
DENALI PARK, Alaska – The National Park Service announced today that Denali National Park and Preserve will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs that enhance the visitor experience. Effective May 1, 2019, the park entrance fee will be $15 per person. For 2019 ticket sales, visits that occur on […]
Preliminary results of NOAA Fishery’s winter 2018 acoustic surveys for Kodiak and the Shumagin Islands, southwest of Kodiak in the Aleutians, bode well for 2019 Pollock fisheries in those areas. “We are seeing lots of fish,” NOAA Fisheries biologist Darin Jones told harvesters during ComFish 2018 – Alaska’s largest commercial fisheries forum and trade show. […]
Juneau – Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Sheldon Fisher released the spring 2018 revenue forecast Friday. The forecast includes the Department’s updated forecast of oil price, oil production, and state revenue. Unrestricted General Fund (UGF) revenue is now forecast to be $2.3 billion in both FY 2018 and FY 2019. Compared to the fall 2017 […]