Juneau, AK (October 30, 2021) – With the full support of the Executive Council, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) has endorsed the Alaskans for Better Government’s ballot initiative (Alaska Tribal Recognition Act). The historic ballot initiative proposes to amend the uncodified law of the […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $9.89 to $10.19 in 2020. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage to be adjusted using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, formerly the Anchorage CPI, for the […]
ANCHORAGE – The PFD Voter Registration ballot initiative group reported that their initiative is more than halfway to its goal after only ten weeks of signature gathering. Last week the group took inventory of signatures gathered, and confirmed that over 16,000 Alaskans have signed on to the PFD Voter Registration initiative. In order for PFD […]
ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Federation of Natives rallied behind the PFD Voter Registration ballot initiative at last week’s AFN Convention. The Council for the Advancement of Alaska Natives, an organization representing the entire regional tribal consortia and major Alaska Native non-profits introduced a resolution of support for PFD Voter Registration during the conference. On Saturday, […]