Ketchikan business leaders are calling on the city’s medical providers to share more information about their bills. It’s part of a larger discussion that’s attracting attention around the state and nation.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska
State ferry Taku won’t become a Portland hotel after all
The state ferry Taku is not hip enough for Portland. A company based there that submitted the winning bid earlier this fall withdrew. The new top bidder is from Dubai.
Some of Southeast’s recycling is headed to the landfill
China is limiting the type and quality of recyclable materials it will import. That could affect Alaska, since most of our recycling ends up there.
State, delegation push feds on transboundary mining
Alaska leaders want Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to push Canadian officials to better protect Southeast fisheries from British Columbia mine projects.
Downtown Juneau’s warming shelter approved
The Juneau Assembly dedicates $75,000 to a warming center to be open when the temperature drops below freezing.
State challenges national forest roadless rule again
The state is again trying to overturn the U.S. Forest Service’s roadless rule. Officials appealed a court decision that threw out an earlier state challenge.