As the state consider changes to these two very Alaskan institutions, it’s worth taking a look back at how – and why – they were created.
Economy
Delta cuts two weekly flights to Juneau
Effective immediately Delta will no longer fly to Juneau on Tuesday or Saturday. There will be no southbound flights on Sundays or Wednesdays.
Gov’s plan aims to reshape state’s relationship with oil
With oil dipping ominously below $30 a barrel, Alaska faces a deficit of at least $3.5 billion — or two-thirds the general fund budget.
Fewer fatalities, more safety for Alaska’s commercial fishing industry
Commercial fishing in Alaska was once known as one of the deadliest professions. It’s still pretty dangerous, but the number of fatalities each year is trending downward.
Airport Workers Around The Country Rally For Better Wages
Airport workers in New York City, Chicago, Miami and other cities held protests on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They called for their hourly minimum wages to increase to $15.
Exxon Valdez litigation ends, but spill’s legacy may be indefinite
Nearly three decades after the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, the litigation for the remaining cash the state and federal governments could pursue from Exxon is at an end. A clause in the 1991 settlement said up to $100 million could be requested from Exxon for future unknown damage. It was called the reopener.
New tech and political clout put toward homeless campers
Just after 8 a.m. Thursday morning, Anchorage homelessness coordinator Nancy Burke stooped toward a snowy tent in the woods, waking 58-year-old Duane English, who’s been camping in the area for the last month.
Updated: Wal-Mart to shutter Juneau store Feb. 5
Wal-Mart is one of Juneau’s biggest private employers with about 180 employees.
Conservation group says Obama should be tougher on Tongass
A federal proposal to make Southeast Alaska’s logging industry sustainable while preserving old growth in the Tongass National Forest does too little, too slowly, according to one conservation group.
Former Board of Fish appointee charged with PFD fraud
Roland Maw was charged with 17 counts of theft and unsworn falsification on his applications for Permanent Fund dividends and for commercial fishing permits.