This week’s word is ayawditee, which means ‘it’s stormy.’
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Haines Assembly sticks with dock plan despite litigation with contractor
Assembly members who voted yes said the measure was necessary to meet grant deadlines and show that Haines was serious about the project.
Trump vows to revert name of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump announced the name change during his inaugural address, along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”.
Trump signs order ‘unleashing’ Alaska’s resources
The order covers most Alaska land-use controversies in recent years. Court challenges are likely.
Internet disruptions reported in western Alaska due to apparent subsea cable break
The apparent cable break is in a similar location to an outage in 2023 that left customers without internet for 14 weeks.
Lawmakers and union call on Dunleavy administration to release drafts of state salary study
The study was originally due last summer. The Dunleavy administration has so far refused to release drafts it’s received from the outside contractor conducting the study.