Budgets Balance with Approximately $90 Million in Surplus Without a Constitutional Budget Reserve Draw JUNEAU – The Senate Finance Committee introduced a committee substitute for the state’s operating budget Wednesday afternoon. The new committee substitute provides a permanent fund dividend consistent with a 75/25 percent of market value (POMV) split of the annual earnings, translating […]
An inmate at Lemon Creek Correctional Center died as the result of hanging on Sunday after being found on Saturday afternoon, troopers report. Alaska State Troopers were notified by correctional officers at Lemon Creek that 27-year-old Mark Cook had been found hanging in his cell at 4:42 pm on Saturday. They reported that life-saving efforts […]
JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced it has closed on and acquired the Driftwood Lodge property located in the Aak’w Village District in Juneau. The 48,179 square foot (1.106 acre) property is located at 435 West Willoughby Avenue, across the street […]
Sailings from Cascade Point would increase service in N. Lynn Canal. (JUNEAU, Alaska) — Alaskans traveling in Northern Lynn Canal could see more frequent sailings if evaluations show that building an Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal at Cascade Point, is feasible. Alaska DOT&PF and Goldbelt, Inc signed an agreement today to work cooperatively on feasibility […]