State estimates referendum costs at up to $2.5M
The state estimates it could cost up to $2.5 million to implement a repeal of Alaska’s recently approved oil tax structure.
Board considering regs on reading readiness
The state has proposed new regulations setting out screening to gauge how well young students are reading.
Difficulties plague biomass-burning generators
Experimental biomass-burning generators aren’t working out as lucratively and efficiently as a Fairbanks area businessman had hoped when he launched the idea to turn waste paper into electricity more than two years ago.
State takes comment on proposed SEAL training site
The state is taking public comment through May on proposed Navy SEAL training on Kodiak Island.
Coast Guard expects to cut back on Arctic patrols
The Coast Guard expects to scale back on its Arctic patrols this summer because of budget cuts and a lack of commercial traffic.
Seafood industry boosts Alaska seasonal employment
Seasonal employment is heating up in Alaska as the seafood industry takes on temporary workers.
Minor explosion reported at Cleveland Volcano
Scientists say there were two or three minor explosions at Alaska’s Cleveland Volcano on Saturday morning.
Labor department: New GED tests coming in January
Alaskans in the midst of taking their GED tests will have until Dec. 31 to pass all five sections. Otherwise, the state labor department says they’ll have to start over in January.
Begich says military plans Alaska training
Military exercises that bring thousands of personnel to interior Alaska were cancelled for budget reasons this year but U.S. Sen. Mark Begich says a smaller version could take place in late summer.
Fishing boat skipper dies near Belkofski
The body of a 46-year-old King Cove fishing boat skipper has been recovered from water off Belkofski.
