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5 days ago · Alaska’s seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report says. BY: Yereth Rosen - October 10, 2024. A variety of market forces combined with fishery collapses occurring in a rapidly changing environment caused Alaska’s seafood industry to lose $1.8 billion from 2022 to 2023, a new federal report said.
Alaska Capitol may begin screening all visitors in 2025, according …
1 day ago · An airport-style security screening checkpoint could be coming to the Alaska State Capitol, ending decades of open public access. In a public notice published Oct. 2, the nonpartisan agency in charge of Capitol administration seeks a private firm to “conduct security screening of visitors and visitors’ belongings.” The firm may also be in charge of screening incoming packages.
Alaska’s seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report …
5 days ago · A variety of market forces combined with fishery collapses occurring in a rapidly changing environment caused Alaska’s seafood industry to lose $1.8 billion from 2022 to 2023, a new federal report said. The array of economic and environmental challenges has devastated one of Alaska’s main industries, said the report, issued by the National ...
In Fairbanks, Begich and Peltola offer sharply different views of ...
6 days ago · Alaska’s two leading U.S. House candidates are offering significantly different views on the role of federal spending, a cornerstone of Alaska’s economy. Speaking to members of the Alaska Chamber of Commerce on Thursday in Fairbanks, incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola promoted her support of ...
How Alaska regulators ignored a gas conservation scheme
Oct 1, 2024 · The Regulatory Commission of Alaska last week ruled on the broader rate increase requested by Chugach Electric Association. The utility says it’s still studying the intricate, 89-page order to understand its effects. But to the advocates who proposed the natural gas conservation scheme, there was one clear takeaway: The order made just one ...
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
May 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
By wide, bipartisan margin, Alaska House puts finishing touches on ...
May 8, 2024 · The Alaska House of Representatives approved a major increase to state spending on school repairs and renewable energy on Tuesday as it voted 39-1 to approve a $552 million capital budget.. The capital budget, which pays for construction and renovation projects statewide, exceeds $4 billion if federal funding is included.
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ABOUT US. Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Alaska, like many states, has seen a decline in the coverage of state news. We aim to reverse that.
The Alaska Beacon launches with the goal of a better-informed state
May 11, 2022 · The Alaska Beacon aims to be an outlet people who want to better understand Alaska and its government can turn to. It’s nonpartisan and independent of any politician, political campaign or vested interest. The Beacon makes Alaska the 27th state covered by States Newsroom, a national nonprofit founded in 2017 with the goal of improving ...