JUNEAU – On Wednesday, Senator Donny Olson (D-Golovin) sent a letter to Governor Dunleavy offering to pay for the space at Old St. Joe’s in Nome so the Governor could hold a public town hall without private special interest funding and restrictions on Alaskans who attend. Following Sen. Olson’s lead, Senators Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage), […]
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Department of Justice revealed on Monday that a California man caught at the Juneau airport in possession of a firearm in October 2017 has been sentenced in Juneau to 34 months in prison. According to the release, 42-year-old Brent Ernst Hansen was detained at the airport on October 16th, 2017 while trying to […]
Following an extensive 63 hour search that covered more than 240 square nautical miles by the Coast Guard, and searches conducted by volunteers and other agencies, the search was called off as weather conditions in the area began to deteriorate. The search for the aircraft was initiated following a report from Sitka Flight Services at […]
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]uneau – Friday, Representative Andy Josephson pre-filed legislation to make vital improvements to Alaska’s Workers Compensation system. House Bill 30 features several improvements including adjusting benefits for inflation for those receiving Permanent Partial Impairment (PPI) and death benefits. These benefits have not been adjusted for inflation for approximately 20 and 50 years, respectively. The […]