The plan would allow skilled trail workers to continue their work this summer, after half of the Forest Service trail crews were fired last month by the Trump administration.
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AIDEA plans to end agreement with operator of state-owned Ketchikan Shipyard
AIDEA said Vigor Alaska had underutilized the facility and failed to invest enough in repairs, maintenance and upgrades. The agreement ends in November.
In Alaska border towns, Trump’s tariffs are fueling fears about higher prices and travel boycotts
In Alaska, the news reignited concerns about the policy’s potential to send prices skyward – and to damage the state’s relationship with Canada.
Juneau’s Forest Service trails may be without maintenance this year
Juneau’s trail maintenance nonprofit made the decision to reallocate their Forest Service crews to other work, because they say they may lose the federal funding that pays them.
Gustavus residents rally in solidarity with fired National Park staff
Around 40 people — many of them Glacier Bay National Park employees — turned out at the protest in downtown Gustavus on Saturday.
Federal funding freeze chills Angoon hydro project
Construction was slated to start on the hydroelectric project this May. Now, it’s on hold indefinitely.