Economy

Juneau’s marijuana industry says that will allow exports across Alaska. The move reverses a policy of flagging commercial marijuana that had resulted in the passenger being denied boarding.

A top state regulator is asking the legislature to make sure oil companies pay to clean up old oil wells, even after the wells are sold to a different company.

The Juneau-based ship will miss sailings to and from Gustavus, Hoonah, Haines and Skagway.

Roland Maw was facing twelve felony charges of theft and unsworn falsification related to applying for and receiving permanent fund dividends between 2009 and 2014.

Responders collected six bags of oil and are using containment booms on the remaining waste. No oiled wildlife has been reported and response crews are looking into cleaning up debris.

Juneau Rep. Sam Kito III has introduced legislation that’s part of a larger plan to restructure ferry funding and management. One measure would move nearly $200 million from the Alaska Permanent Fund’s earnings reserve into a ferry operations account.