New proposed bylaws would change how the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council can spend its trust funds and expand the oil spill’s original boundaries to incorporate an ecosystem approach.
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Gov. Dunleavy’s budget proposes shutting down six DMV offices
It will be up to lawmakers how much to allocate to the Division of Motor Vehicles when they convene in the Capitol in the New Year.
State calls lean winter ferry schedule ‘the best we could do’
Hoonah, Gustavus, Angoon, Pelican and Tenakee Springs will see a nearly two-month winter gap without service.
Gov. Dunleavy says state workers, visitors in state buildings now required to wear masks
The idea, he said, is to help contain the surge in cases of COVID-19 in Alaska.
Valdez becomes latest Alaska community to pass mask mandate
Most public comments at Tuesday’s meeting were in favor of the mandate, which goes into effect Friday.
For the second day in a row, the state reports an Alaskan has died of COVID-19 as number new cases climbs
State health officials identified 55 new cases of the virus by the end of the day on Friday
Alaska records more than 40 new COVID-19 cases, a new daily high
State health officials reported a new daily high of 44 new COVID-19 cases by the end of the day Wednesday: 25 Alaskans and 19 nonresidents.
A seafood worker in Valdez has COVID-19, but state health officials don’t know how he got it
The case is the city’s first, and the eighth seafood worker in Alaska who has tested positive for the virus.
Alyeska imposes 10% cut to North Slope production as COVID-19 hammers oil demand
The company that runs the trans-Alaska pipeline announced a 10% cut to North Slope oil production Friday, amid a global oversupply of crude caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Valdez challenges RCA’s decision to keep Hilcorp finances confidential
The City of Valdez is appealing a decision from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, the state agency tasked with reviewing a critical piece of BP’s proposed $5.6 billion sale to Hilcorp.