Until last week, alcohol sellers and others were in agreement over the need to make legal changes.
Economy
Why most states are struggling to regulate Airbnb
Some big cities, such as New York, saw the short-term rentals as a threat to the rental market based on long-term leases, as well as to traditional hotels. New York last year allocated extra funding to enforce a state law restricting rentals for fewer than 30 days unless the host is present and there are no more than two guests.
Calista denies CEO mishandled sexual harassment complaint
Calista’s Board of Directors alleges in a press release that ousted chairman Wayne Don is deliberately spreading misinformation about the company.
Cross-border effort tracks Taku wild salmon
Wild salmon are meticulously trapped and tagged by U.S. and Canadian researchers on both sides of the border as part of the Pacific Salmon Treaty. The data helps gauge marine survival rates of salmon after they leave fresh water.
How Sealaska went from $35M in the red to $43M in the black
The Alaska Native corporation’s leadership says 2017 was a milestone year financially, and that it validated the realignment of its business portfolio with its shareholders’ traditional values.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry visits the Kodiak Archipelago
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and the U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry hopped on a plane and took a quick detour to the small community of Old Harbor, which has been developing its own renewable resources for decades, but still has a long way to go.
House passes bill to allow bonds to pay off oil and gas tax credits
The state owes the companies more than $800 million in credits.
As the U.S. moves to open ANWR to drilling, Canada says ‘not so fast’
As part of their strategy going forward, opponents to drilling in ANWR are looking beyond Washington, D.C. and across U.S.-Canada border for support.
Sitka contemplates a herring moratorium following harvest shortfall
The Sitka Assembly has formed a committee to draft a resolution that may call for a moratorium on herring fishing in Sitka Sound.
Legislature’s plan to draw from permanent fund is silent on PFDs
Under this compromise bill, the Legislature would have to set PFD amounts each year, or it would have to set a formula through a different bill.