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4 days ago · Trump orders withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, erases actions on LGBTQ+ equality BY: Ashley Murray - January 20, 2025 WASHINGTON — Just hours into his second …
Gov. Dunleavy and administration officials applaud Trump’s Alaska ...
1 day ago · Gov. Mike Dunleavy and several top officials from his administration on Wednesday celebrated new executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that remove restrictions …
Alaska Legislature opens new session on time and in order, a first ...
2 days ago · For the first time in eight years, the Alaska Legislature has opened its two-year session without a deadlock in its lower chamber. On Tuesday, members of the state House of …
Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas …
2 days ago · After Hilcorp’s 2022 announcement about expiring contracts, the electric utilities, along with natural gas utility Enstar, began studying the potential to import liquefied supplies of …
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and …
Nov 19, 2024 · In a panel discussion at last week’s Resource Development Council for Alaska annual conference in Anchorage, Bundrant pointed to the recently announced Russian …
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
Nov 6, 2024 · Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots counted early Wednesday.
Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than …
Dec 3, 2024 · The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in 11 th place among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Alaska Department of …
Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds …
Nov 6, 2024 · Election 2024; Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds of leadership switch Rural Alaska precincts had reported only partial results by 3 a.m. …
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and …
Oct 18, 2024 · A sign outside of a McDonald's restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Oct. 7, advertises openings for jobs that pay up to $16 an hour. Voters will decide the fate of a ballot …