The bill’s co-sponsor, Democratic Senator Jesse Kiehl of Juneau, said the veto came as a shock.
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The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country’s wetlands
The amended EPA rule is to comply with a Supreme Court ruling this year that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act and the agency’s power to regulate waterways and wetlands.
An Alaska district aligns its school year with traditional subsistence harvests
Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.
Anchorage trail projects seen as modest but positive steps in 500-mile Alaska Traverse plan
The three Chugach State Park projects that won legislative funding were chosen strategically and they survived the governor’s veto pen.
After high demand last winter, pastor says church needs more funding to run Juneau’s warming shelter
As city leaders continue to negotiate with the church, they’re considering an alternative: a Capital Transit bus.
Dale Marshall remains the undisputed giant of Alaska’s pumpkin patch
It was a terrible year for growing pumpkins. Marshall’s largest barely topped 2,000 pounds.