ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker approved the release of funds to complete the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the Ambler Mining District Access Project. “The Ambler Mining District provides an immense opportunity for economic development in Northern Alaska, and moving through the EIS process is an important step to make sure that happens,” Governor […]
Juneau – Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature passed a bill sponsored by Representative Dan Ortiz (I-Ketchikan) that will help Alaskans involved in the states vital commercial fishing industry. House Bill 56 passed the Alaska State Senate Wednesday after passing the Alaska House of Representatives last year. “Commercial fishing is hard-work and creating a successful commercial fishing […]
Juneau – Monday, the Alaska Legislature passed a bill to change a state loan program to help Alaska’s fledgling mariculture industry. Participants in the industry often have trouble getting financing through private banks. House Bill 76 amends the current program to allow up to 40 percent of the fund to be used for loans to […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they have made an arrest of a former bank employee that had accessed an account of a deceased bank customer and stole money from it shortly after his death in 2017. Susana Lepou, age 30 of Anchorage was arrested on Tuesday evening following an investigation opened on February 27th of this […]