Juneau makes it to the top of a surprising list
When you think of cities with a lot of restaurant options places like Seattle, San Francisco, New York or New Orleans often come to mind.
In new campaign, McDonald’s plugs Alaskan Pollock
This week, McDonald’s doubled down on its commitment to Alaskan pollock. The chain announced that it will stop using other fish and switch to 100 percent Alaskan pollock in all 14,000 of its United States restaurants.
Environmentalists push against Shell’s Arctic drilling plan
Environmentalists from Alaska are hoping to persuade Congressional staffers Shell Oil should not continue its drilling operation in the Arctic this summer.
Annie’s frozen pizzas recalled
Annie’s Homegrown has issued a recall for all varieties of the company’s frozen pizzas, because they may contain fragments of flexible metal mesh.
Bill would lessen cruise ship discharge standards
The Parnell Administration wants to change another part of the 2006 cruise ship initiative. Bills introduced this session at the governor’s request would effectively allow more chemicals and minerals to be released into the water. Backers say the levels would still be safe
Alaska legislature facing first budget deficit in nearly a decade
For the first time in nearly a decade, the state legislature is in a position where it could have to spend more money than it takes in.
Congress returns to debt limit battle
Just one day after President Obama’s inauguration, Congress returned to the fight over whether to raise the nation’s borrowing limit.
Parnell urges mining students to follow their passions
More than 50 high school students taking an “Introduction to Mining Occupations” course through the University of Alaska Southeast had quite the guest speaker on … more
Gov. Parnell rolls out new oil tax proposal
Last week, Gov. Sean Parnell rolled out his latest proposal to revamp the state’s oil tax structure. It’s the third time he’s tried to do this, and the last two attempts resulted in a stalemate.
Alaska unemployment rate drops to 6.6 percent
The unemployment rate in Alaska dropped to 6.6 percent in December.
