Basing dividends on half of the annual draw from the permanent fund would leave a state budget gap of nearly $1 billion per year.
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Cruise boom brings more business to Sitka but strains some local attractions
Cruise ship passenger counts in Sitka were up 40% in Sitka. Some welcome the extra business, but the large crowds created challenges for some local attractions.
You’ve probably never been to the Anchorage airport’s sleepy second terminal. The state wants to change that.
The state Department of Transportation is looking for private companies who want to partner to essentially take things over at international terminal.
After record-breaking season, city task force takes on tourism challenges
Mayor Weldon wants the task force to focus on are whether the city’s current approach to managing tourism is effective and to tackle the controversial topic of capping the number of cruise ship visitors to Juneau.
After months of speculation, Forest Service recommends lifting Roadless Rule for the Tongass
U.S. Forest Service is seeking a full exemption of the Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
Meet the evangelical climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe
About 400 people packed a university lecture hall and a church in Juneau to hear the renowned climate scientist and evangelical christian speak. Was she converting skeptics, or preaching to the choir?