The bills would decrease the unemployment insurance tax rate paid by businesses and change regulations on professional licenses, timber sales and geothermal development.
Business
Skagway News owner sells newspaper to Chugiak teachers for $20
“I’m selling it for $20, because I figure I should at least get a pizza out of this,” says The Skagway News owner Larry Persily.
How one Anchorage business delivers 150 pizzas a week to the Alaska bush
From the Bering Sea to the North Slope, a take-and-bake pizza shop in Anchorage is flying pizzas hundreds of miles to the farthest corners of Alaska.
Cold weather freezes freight orders for small towns in Southeast Alaska
Below-average temperatures in Southeast Alaska have put a freeze on an important transportation link in the region.
For Alaska Native shareholders, criticism on social media during board elections can trigger state fines
State regulators will fine some Alaska Native corporation shareholders over their criticism on social media. That’s because free speech is not protected when it comes to corporate elections.
Alaska oil tax initiative has enough signatures for ballot, its supporters say
The ballot initiative would raise the minimum tax and eliminate oil tax credits for Alaska’s largest legacy fields. It would also require oil companies to publicly report their revenues and costs from those fields.
Ketchikan officials won’t oppose marijuana cafe north of town
Ketchikan could be among the first cities in Alaska to allow a marijuana cafe with on-site consumption.
Opening the Arctic Refuge brought Alaska’s largest Native corporation $22.5M from BP and Chevron
Arctic Slope Regional Corp. has long been one of the most aggressive advocates for opening ANWR to oil development.
Ocean Beauty accepts offer on seafood plant for sale in Petersburg
The company would not say who the buyer is or reveal the timeline for completing the sale of their former cannery and seafood plant.
Push to grow Alaska’s mariculture includes new how-to training for budding seaweed farmers
The training is geared toward those in commercial fishing, tribal organizations or other coastal residents.