ANCHORAGE — Cannabis officially became legal for adults in Alaska on Tuesday. Ballot Measure 2, which was approved by 53% of state voters in November, allows adults 21 years of age and older to possess up to one ounce of Cannabis, grow up to six Cannabis plants in their homes, and possess the yield of those […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Governor Bill Walker and Alaska National Guard Adjutant General Laurie Hummel met at 7:30 a.m. Monday with General Raymond T. Odierno, the 38th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, at the Pentagon, to discuss the important presence of the brigades, soldiers and their families in Alaska. “I can certainly appreciate the situation General […]
JUNEAU— Governor Bill Walker Wednesday submitted four major changes, adding $350,000 to his fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 31, 2016) budget. Governor Walker reallocated $6.3 million within the Department of Transportation from roads and highways on a one-time basis to ensure the ferry system can continue services already scheduled. “There are many […]
North America’s highest mountain should be a volcano. Denali sits about 60 miles above where the Pacific Plate grinds beneath the North American plate, as do Iliamna, Redoubt and Augustine. If you draw a line from the Aleutians to volcanic features in interior Alaska, the curve goes over Denali’s summit. Like its neighbors in the […]