To address food insecurity, the ICC-Alaska report calls for increasing co-management and forming an Inuit food security council that would move away from single-species management strategies.
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Chinook closures impede summer chum subsistence
Several fishermen voiced frustration at the closures, not because they’ll miss out on the long-restricted kings, but because gear restrictions will hinder their ability to capture the more abundant chum.
New regulations for Indian Child Welfare Act promise ‘clarity’ for Alaska tribes
Tribal sovereignty experts say the changes could have major implications for foster care in Alaska.
Legislature’s per diem expenses approach $200K
Lawmakers collected nearly $200,000 in per diem over the course of two special sessions.
Advocacy group puts setnet restriction measure on the ballot
The Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance has handed over enough signatures to the state division of elections to get a voter initiative on the 2016 general election ballot.
Murkowski votes ‘nay’ on icebreaker provision in defense bill
In Congress Thursday morning, a U.S. senator proposed spending nearly a billion dollars to acquire an icebreaker – and that senator was not from Alaska.
ACA subsidies for Alaskans may be in jeopardy
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide by the end of this month whether Affordable Care Act subsidies are legal in Alaska.
Rep. Young lobbies to offer land allotments for Alaska Native ‘Nam vets
Rep. Young’s subcommittee on Native affairs took testimony Thursday on a bill to re-open land allotment for Alaska Natives who served in the Vietnam War.
Legislature wraps nearly two months past regular deadline
There will be no government shutdown, or an 11th hour deal to avert one.
Legislature passes Alaska Safe Children’s Act
The Alaska Legislature has passed the Alaska Safe Children’s Act nearly unanimously.