The manufacturer says their planes will need half the length of a typical runway for taking off, which could make them optimal for more rugged runways.
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Nice try, pollock: How Alaska’s most prolific fish almost won the state’s ranked choice mock election
Pollock’s apparent triumph had Alaskans questioning the integrity of the election.
Newscast – Thursday, June 17, 2021
In this newscast: Layoff notices went out to state workers today; The Juneau Assembly changes its land acknowledgement language; Juneau lowers property taxes in light of higher home values; AIDEA still wants to look for oil in ANWR
US Forest Service asks for input on Alaska maintenance needs
The agency is working to catch up on a backlog of repairs and replacements and has a relatively new source of federal funding to address some of those needs.
Juneau Assembly drops property taxes to the lowest rate since 2013
Assembly members chose not to raise property taxes in the city after seeing better-than-expected property values and a potential uptick in tourism.
State workers receive layoff notices as governor calls Legislature’s budget ‘defective’
The administration didn’t immediately announce what programs would be shut down and how many state workers would be laid off.