As part of its Tongass Forest Plan revision, the agency wants to delineate recreation areas according to commercial use to address the growth of cruise ship tourism.
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A new oil lease sale for the Arctic refuge draws mixed reactions from Alaska Native communities
The sale is mandated in federal law but also reflects the Trump administration’s commitment to promoting energy development in the state.
Senators condemn Trump administration’s National Park Service cuts and $10B ‘slush fund’
The president’s budget would cut 3,000 more NPS staffers but add $10 billion for “beautification” in D.C. One senator called it a slush fund for presidential vanity projects.
Newscast – Wednesday, April 22, 2026
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will discuss potential city service reductions at a finance committee meeting on Wednesday night; The kickoff of the 2026 cruise ship tourism season is just around the corner in Juneau. The first ship, the MS Eurodam, arrives Monday afternoon; A proposal to raise Alaska’s age of consent from 16 to 18 took a step forward on Friday as a key part of an omnibus package of crime legislation proposed by Anchorage Democratic Sen. Matt Claman; An Alaska inmate died last week under the care of the state department of corrections; A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project — with a much smaller tax cut.
Senate committee eyes smaller tax break for Alaska LNG project
A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project — with a much, much smaller tax cut.
Tour guides and stockers for Skagway’s largest tourist attraction vote to unionize
About 40 employees of Skagway’s White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad are set to join a local union after a vote earlier this month.