About 6,500 Alaskans will see their emergency unemployment benefits come to an end on Saturday.
State Government
With months to go, oil industry spends $1 million against referendum
Two years ago, oil companies spent over a million dollars to defeat an election initiative and they’re on track to spend even more this year.
Former Haines Rep. Thomas files to run for state office in 2014
Thomas did not specify which office he will seek, but could run for either House or Senate representing Juneau.
Parnell open to funding Southeast hydro
There are no Southeast hydroprojects in the governor’s budget proposal. But he says he’s open to funding the right ones.
Will smaller capital budgets mean fewer jobs?
But with less tax money coming in, the days of fat capital budgets are coming to an end. Should Alaskans be worried about what that means for the state unemployment rate?
Is Alaska ready to move past AGIA?
Six years after the bill’s passage, the Parnell administration thinks it’s ready to go beyond that framework in an effort to get a LNG pipeline built.
Alaska may get 8 military cargo planes
The planes are C-23 Sherpas and they are beloved by National Guardsmen around the country who flew them. The twin-engine Sherpa looks like a flying box and can hold more than 20 paratroopers.
China bans northwest shellfish over PSP
Environment and health officials in the U.S. say they are puzzled by China’s decision to ban shellfish harvested from Northern California to Alaska.
Without Medicaid expansion, Alaska’s poorest get nothing from health law
Last month, Governor Parnell decided against expanding the program, even though the federal government would pay most of the bill. That means the poorest Alaskans are left without any benefit from the new health law.
Revisions required for Shell’s 2014 Chukchi exploration plan
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking more information from Shell about their 2014 Chukchi Exploration Plan.