BP, which has been a major employer in Alaska for decades, is planning to sell all of its assets in the state to Hilcorp, a smaller, private company.
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LGBTQ activist reports threats and a violent attack on the Kenai Peninsula
Tammie Willis said she’s being targeted because she’s gay and wants other people in the LGBTQ community to know they could be danger.
Worsening ice jam in Willow Creek leaves floodwater nowhere to go
Dramatic video footage released by the borough earlier in the week shows roads flooded with thigh-high, ice-choked water as responders evacuated sled dogs on inflatable rafts.
GCI applies to bring fiber optic to Aleutian communities
The project would bring fiber optic cable from Kodiak to Unalaska, spanning approximately 428 miles.
Council adopts stipends to help legislative aides pay for sessions in Juneau
A new law made it so that they could no longer deduct their housing costs as a business expense on their federal income tax return.
Legislative Council supports new Capitol cameras for TV, streaming
Gavel Alaska and the Legislature’s website currently have separate cameras. Under the plan, they would share.
Anchorage to formalize government-to-government relations with Eklutna tribe
It’s a modest step toward establishing a more formal relationship, complicated by a push to tie the measure to ongoing litigation about gambling.
ACLU demands Gov. Dunleavy rehire former State Council on the Arts worker who criticized him
The ACLU sent a letter to the governor on Thursday saying Dunleavy should rehire former worker Keren Lowell, or she’ll sue him.
Dunleavy’s budget proposal funds more state troopers for rural Alaska
The Dunleavy administration acknowledges in its budget proposal that many rural Alaska areas depend on troopers for law enforcement and that current trooper staffing levels delay responses to violent crimes, including sexual assault and murder.
Former adviser to Gov. Bill Walker buys Cook Inlet gas producer for $15 million
It’s not John Hendrix’s first foray into Cook Inlet energy, he was general manager of Apache Corp.’s operations there.