KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Juneau boatcrew assisted three boaters stranded on Bird Island near Juneau, Alaska, Friday. The Station Juneau boatcrew recovered all three men and raft from Bird Island and transported them to Amalaga Harbor. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received notification from the men that they were stranded on the island […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed three bills into law Tuesday at ceremonies in Anchorage and Juneau. Those bills, HB 140, HB 56, and SB 63, were passed during the first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature. Representative Steve Thompson of Fairbanks sponsored HB 140, which allows the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue $37 million […]
Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives Monday passed a bill to incentivize natural gas refining and fertilizer production, in an effort to help restart the Kenai Peninsula’s Agrium fertilizer plant. House Bill 100, by Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, allows a company that produces urea or ammonia or gas-to-liquids products to credit […]
Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives Monday passed a resolution reaffirming the legislatures’ support for the Alaska Maritime Workforce Development Plan. House Concurrent Resolution 10, by Representative Louise Stutes, declares the legislatures’ recognition of the need for the Alaska Maritime Workforce Development Plan, the Alaska Workforce Investment Board and the Alaska Vocational & […]