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Small Cook Inlet producers say they need state government help before drilling for new natural gas
With time running out before a shortfall in local natural gas production forces Alaska’s urban utilities to import more expensive supplies from outside the state, two small companies say they have reserves that could help fill the gap. But executives from the two privately owned oil companies, BlueCrest Energy and HEX, say they won’t be […]
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
Public records lawsuit seeks video of alleged assault by Alaska state troopers
A civil rights attorney is suing the Alaska Department of Public Safety for access to body camera footage related to an alleged assault by two Alaska state troopers against a Kenai Peninsula man. This month, DPS Commissioner James Cockrell told reporters that he was “totally sickened” by what he saw in the footage, which inspired […]
Charted: Less competition for Northwest homebuyers
A shrinking share of Northwest homes are getting multiple offers, per a report from real estate research group John Burns. Of note: The region includes Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Why it matters: Less competition is a good thing for the few buyers still looking. House hunters...
The gut boats of Alaska: a revisit
Alaska is quietly permitting major on-shore fish processors like Silver Bay Seafoods and Trident Seafoods to dump thousands of tons of seafood waste at the mouths of bays, rivers, sounds, and inlets. Meet the Gut Boats of Alaska. For several years now, these sorts of stories have been bubbling up...
U.S. Air National Guard reverses staff changes at Alaska National Guard after warnings
The federal government is reversing course on pending changes to the Alaska Air National Guard after staff and the state’s congressional delegation warned that the modifications could decimate the force. On Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, acting director of the Air National Guard, sent a letter to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, stating that the “Fulltime […]
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