Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska

Alaska shellfish farmers hope a new state mariculture initiative will help boost their businesses. But they warn it’s not an easy industry to expand.

Sen. Peter Micciche says parts of the Alaska Marine Highway should be privatized. The system’s top official says he’s willing to consider it.

Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government is pressing for an intensive environmental analysis of the region’s health as part of a larger push for protection of transboundary rivers.

The largest tribal government in Southeast Alaska now has authority over foster care and other services for Native children facing abuse or neglect.

An Alaska Airlines flight on its way to Ketchikan and Juneau was struck by lightning Sunday night. No one was hurt, but it shook people up.

The Alaska Marine Highway System made it through one step in the legislative budget process without further cuts. But those could come later.