In some parts of rural Alaska, rates of food insecurity are as high as 27 percent. A new program would give individuals up to $5,000 and organizations up to $10,000 to address food insecurity.
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When prisoners own the store, everyone profits
In some facilities, the for-profit companies directly operate the commissaries and reap all of the profits. In others, the state runs the store. Here, the profits stay in the institution.
After further review, gasline corp still prefers Nikiski over Port MacKenzie
Among the issues the review identifies are MacKenzie’s greater tidal range, heavier buildup of ice, more potential for disturbing endangered belugas, and conflict with other development plans for land at the port.
Solarize Anchorage spreads solar across Airport Heights neighborhood
Solarize Anchorage program brings together community members to purchase solar panels in bulk, which saves money for the company that installs the panels and results in a discount for residents.
How little investments can lead to big community change
“Everybody has an opinion,” Micheley Kowalski said. “It’s like everyone in here is like ‘You know, Micheley, you know what you should do in the coffeehouse.’ And I’m like ‘Yeah, I know.’”
Court filing aims to prevent lawsuits by Alaska victims in Las Vegas shooting
MGM Resorts International is seeking to prevent lawsuits from being filed against it related to the mass shooting in Las Vegas last year, including in Alaska federal court.
Murkowski calls on Trump to end ‘sad chapter’ of splitting families at border
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and more than two dozen other senators wrote President Trump Friday urging that he use all available resources to reunite migrant families that were detained after crossing the southern border.
Anchorage struggles to balance homeless camping problems
Anchorage officials are pushing forward with a new plan to more quickly clear away unlawful camps in the city’s parks and greenbelt.
Immigrant detention is big business for some Alaska Native corporations
Some of the outrage over the separation of families at the southern border has spilled over to the government contractors who work in migrant detention and several of those contracting companies are Alaska Native corporations.
DNA shows Eagle River bears killed were not to blame for attacks
Three bears shot and killed in Eagle River are not the bears responsible for recent maulings, including a fatal attack, the Department of Fish and Game announced Thursday.