[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can enforce its restrictions on transgender people in the military while lower court cases contesting their exclusion are continuing to be heard. The high court overturned lower court rulings that had blocked the Defense Department from implementing the restrictions, but for now also […]
All harvesters of Chinook salmon in Southeast Alaska fisheries will face restrictions in 2018 in an effort by fishery managers to boost escapement and rebuild stocks impacted by several years of poor marine survival. “Escapement objectives are not being met, so we’re calling for an all-out conservation effort on behalf of Alaskans and our Canadian […]
(Anchorage) — For the first time in more than 30 years, new harvest restrictions will be placed on the troubled Western Arctic and Teshekpuk caribou herds. The Alaska Board of Game, meeting in Anchorage last week, voted unanimously to adopt the restrictions crafted in a cooperative effort by the board, department and residents of communities spanning […]
WASHINGTON—The United States Treasury says new rules relaxing trade and travel restrictions to Cuba will be implemented beginning Friday. The move is a step toward the Obama administration’s goal, announced last month, of normalizing ties with the communist nation. In a statement Thursday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said the United States is now “one step […]