State Government

A smoking ban planned for state-subsidized senior public housing has been postponed. The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation was to implement no-smoking rules in residents’ apartments in August, forcing smokers outside. Now the corporation says it will re-evaluate the policy. “Who says you can’t fight city hall?” asks Ron Dean.  He believes his petition helped agency…

There wasn’t the usual long line of people waiting for food at the Governor’s Family Picnic held Tuesday evening at Savikko Park.

Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Friedman last month told Hultberg her department had violated its own procurement code.

Construction has begun on the roundabout at the intersection of Glacier Highway and Back Loop Road in Auke Bay. The circular intersection is designed to slow traffic down in the busy area. With six-foot sidewalks, State Transportation Department project manager Greg Lockwood says it will be a big improvement for pedestrians. “There’ll be sidewalks down…

The state’s Universal Space Standards policy is already under a microscope. An administrative law judge has said the state violated its own procurement code and, as we reported last week, the state’s biggest employee union recently filed a class action grievance over the new space standards.

Southeast Alaska’s new redistricting boundaries eliminate the possibility of at least one House election rematch. But they could lead to some other challenges.

The State of Alaska has filed criminal charges against Aleut Enterprise, a subsidiary of the Aleut Corporation, over a fuel spill in Adak.

The latest design for new shuttle ferries includes covered car decks. But it doesn’t address some other concerns, such as minimal food service.