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WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
Alaska wildfire season, marked by significant smoke events, closes …
WEB1 day ago · Alaska closed its summer with a wildfire season that was almost exactly normal. In all, 375 fires burned a little over 667,000 acres in Alaska, according to preliminary numbers, according to federal and state wildfire managers. That number is around the median, with roughly equal numbers of seasons above or below it.
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WEB4 days ago · BY: Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal - September 26, 2024. Federal managers shut down a major Alaska fishery Wednesday after two Kodiak-based boats targeting whitefish caught some 2,000 king salmon — an unintentional harvest that drew near-instant condemnation from advocates who …
In Alaska’s local elections, a cruise ship limit fails, races are close ...
WEB1 day ago · Voters in Alaska’s capital city have rejected a resident-written ballot proposition that would have banned large cruise ships on Saturdays and the Fourth of July.. Tuesday was municipal election day for most of Alaska’s cities and boroughs, and in preliminary results in Juneau, about 60% of participating voters sided against the …
Alaska legislative panel bans large signs in the state Capitol after ...
WEB1 day ago · Alaska legislators have voted to ban large signs in the state Capitol, a move that followed large protests over Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s decision to veto a multipart education bill. Under a new policy, visitors to the Capitol “are permitted to hand-carry a paper-based poster board or placard type ...
How Alaska regulators ignored a gas conservation scheme
WEB2 days ago · 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
WEBMay 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 ...
Feds will keep large-scale development ban in place on 28 million …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · The federal government will continue to prohibit mining, drilling and other forms of development on 28 million acres of federal land spread across Alaska, the Interior Department announced Tuesday. The move, hailed by environmental groups and scorned by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state’s congressional delegation, reverses an …
Federal departments announce about $280 million in funding for …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Three departments of the U.S. government have announced they have awarded about $280 million in new funding for transportation and energy projects in Alaska, money made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In its announcement, the U.S. Department of …
By wide, bipartisan margin, Alaska House puts finishing touches on ...
WEBMay 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.