First full cruise season under new rules start
This first cruise ship of the season arrived in Juneau this morning.
Sequestration to hit regional tribal programs
The Tlingit and Haida Central Council expects some financial challenges in the coming years.
Saudi oil minister welcomes U.S. energy boom
Minister Ali al-Naimi scoffed at U.S. leaders who extol energy independence, especially from the Middle East, as a political goal.
‘Day of loss’ as Bill Brady center closes its doors
Tuesday was the last day of operation for the Bill Brady Healing Center. The inpatient drug-and-alcohol rehab program has existed in its current form since 1996.
Signature collection starts for oil tax referendum
With the signature booklets hot off the printers, opponents of a controversial tax cut for oil companies should be able to start gathering support for their referendum Tuesday.
Alaska Airlines adds outlets, but not on Southeast flights
Alaska Airlines is installing passenger power outlets on many of its planes.
Stedman: Oil tax break a ‘gift’ to industry
Sen. Bert Stedman calls this year’s rollback of state taxes a “gift” to the oil industry. And while he’s not unhappy with many of the structural changes to the oil tax scheme in Senate Bill 21, he says the numbers just don’t make sense.
Greenpeace searching for Arctic whistleblowers
Greenpeace is trying to coax would-be whistleblowers to come out against the Arctic oil companies they work for.
Shell’s Arctic ‘beer can’ passes federal test in Puget Sound
It took several tries, and neither Shell nor the federal government announced the results. But a contractor successfully deployed Shell’s Arctic oil-spill containment system in Samish Bay in March.
Alaska unemployment falls to 6.2 percent
Alaska’s unemployment rate has hit a five-year low, falling to a preliminary 6.2 percent in March.
