A straggling caribou was decapitated at the Deadhorse airport on Friday by an aircraft co-operated by ConocoPhillips and British Petroleum, when it came in for a landing on Friday. According to the Alaska Dispatch News, who first reported on the incident in Alaska, as the aircraft was coming in for a landing at the remote […]
JUNEAU — Governor Bill Walker Thursday signed legislation ending Alaska’s unsustainable system of cash payments to oil companies. House Bill 111 passed the legislature with broad, bipartisan support, and converts cashable oil tax credits into tax deductions. With oil prices hovering around $50 per barrel, HB 111 was a necessary step to protect the state’s […]
Juneau – Thursday, the Alaska Legislature overwhelmingly passed a capital budget for Fiscal Year 2018 that will result in approximately $1.2 billion in federal funds coming to Alaska. The approved capital budget was a negotiated compromise that ensures continued funding for Alaska’s roads, bridges, and other vital infrastructure. House Finance Committee Co-chair Rep. Neal Foster […]
The Coast Guard reports that they hoisted a fisherman in distress from his vessel on Tuesday 14 miles north of Port Moller. According to the report, the 43-foot gillnetter, Transit, ran into problems and began foundering in the surf 14 miles to the north of the small community and fishing port of Port Moller. The […]