Sea otters have come back from the brink of extinction along Alaska’s Panhandle, but fishermen who dive for crab and other shellfish are seeking relief from their voracious appetites.
Economy
Alaska marijuana business license applications piling up
The number of applications for marijuana business licenses is outgrowing the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office’s approval system.
With Pruitt, Murkowski chides without charring
Democratic senators accused EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Wednesday of betraying the public trust with luxury travel and by cozying up to lobbyists. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski did not ask confrontational questions, but she did not leap to Pruitt’s defense, either.
Murkowski cites rural Alaska in net neutrality vote with Dems
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of three Senate Republicans to vote to preserve net neutrality. Alaska’s other Republican senator, Dan Sullivan, voted for the repeal.
Anchorage organization to buy LIO building for $14M
The Legislature’s former downtown Anchorage office building could soon be owned by an Anchorage development authority. The building has been fraught with political controversy.
State has started delaying Medicaid payments to some hospitals
The state budget includes $20 million less for Medicaid than state officials say they’ll need. That’s to cover services provided through June 30.