Government

The change for most city staff comes after negotiations with a union representing some city employees resulted in the addition of the holiday and wage increases over the next few years. 

This spring, federal funding uncertainty meant that trail work on some of those beloved trails could have been deferred. Now, the situation is more hopeful: trail workers have their jobs back, and funding may still come. 

The move comes amid a national crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration.

Timber companies allege that the Forest Service failed to fulfill a promise to supply the companies with enough timber to meet market demand. But the government asserts it didn’t promise that.

The standards recognize students can achieve literacy in state languages other than English.

Lawmakers have been trying to figure out if the state is getting the tax money it is owed. But the Dunleavy administration has refused to give legislators the same information that previous administrations gave up willingly.