The Bering Sea Elders Group came out in opposition of Trump’s decision to open wide swaths of Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf to leasing on Friday. The group pointed out that the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) had promised the group that it would meaningfully consult them on any proposed drilling in the […]
A Palmer man was arrested and remanded with his bail set at $10,000 following a Butte Airstrip gas theft investigation that took place on Saturday. Troopers responded to the scene at the Butte Airstrip, but found that the suspect had already fled the scene. The caller had taken photos of the suspect and vehicle as […]
November 2, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott today testified in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in support of oil and gas exploration and development in the 1002 section of the non-wilderness area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The 1002 area makes up 8 percent […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—Newly released data for the first quarter of 2017 show small increases in total wages in most sectors of Alaska’s economy. Wages increased by $25 million overall, or 0.6 percent, compared to the same period in 2016. The wage growth is noteworthy because total wages had declined for the previous four quarters. Wages are […]