Alaska had one of its warmest years of the previous 100 in 2025, the Alaska Climate Research Center reports in its year-end summary. The Alaska Climate Research Center, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, released its 2025 summary in late January. The year was among the warmest years going back to 1925 in National Oceanic and […]
Russ Vought, an architect of Project 2025, said he’s “very proud” of Clinton-era welfare reform that devastated some of the nation’s most vulnerable people. U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s “proud” of the impacts of Clinton-era welfare reform, a Republican-backed legislative change that […]
JUNEAU — The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $11.73 to $11.91 in 2025. In 2014, Alaska voters passed a ballot initiative to annually adjust the minimum wage for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage to be adjusted using the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers in the Anchorage metropolitan area (Anchorage […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 2025 Summer Schedule is now available for review and public comment. The Summer Schedule covers sailings from May 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. The schedule and supporting documentation can be found here: https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/doc/summer_considerations_2025.pdf The public is encouraged to provide written comments by November 12, 2024. […]