This Day in Alaska History-August 19th, 1935
July Jobs up 0.8 percent from July 2024
[content id=”79272″] JUNEAU, Alaska — July’s statewide job count was up by 2,800, or 0.8 percent, from July 2024. Construction added 900 jobs over the year, benefiting from North Slope oil and gas and federally funded infrastructure projects. Those projects also spurred growth in transportation, warehousing and utilities (500) and professional and business services (400). […]
Former State Senator Tom Begich files Letter of Intent for Alaska Governor
[content id=”79272″] Anchorage, AK – Former Alaska State Senator Tom Begich (D-Anchorage) filed his letter of intent today to run for Governor of the state of Alaska. Filing the letter allows Begich to begin building the campaign ahead of a formal candidacy announcement. Begich pledges to provide leadership that listens to Alaskans and focuses on […]
Trump Tries to Spin Failed Putin Peace Summit as Critics Label It a ‘Self-Own’
[content id=”79272″] President Donald Trump on Saturday morning tried to put his best spin on a Friday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin that yielded neither a cease-fire agreement nor a comprehensive peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. Writing on his Truth Social page, the president took a victory lap over the summit despite coming […]