The program aims to defray the cost of installing electric heat pumps, which can heat and cool homes in place of fossil-fuel based systems –often at a lower cost.
Economy
Trump administration planning Alaska summit to discuss LNG pipeline, reports say
The Trump administration is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South Korea in early June to discuss the Alaska LNG project, the New York Times and Reuters reported.
Drilling application filed with the state to explore new cruise port on Douglas Island
The project is in cooperation with Goldbelt Incorporated, a local Alaska Native corporation, which owns the land on and adjacent to where the study would occur.
Royal Caribbean dodges Assembly questions about new dock project on Douglas Island
Despite obvious activity going on in the area owned by Goldbelt Incorporated, Mayor Beth Weldon told a Royal Caribbean Group representative that no one at the city has been informed about their plans for development on Douglas Island.
Trump wants to cut funds to public media. Here’s what that could mean for 27 radio and 4 TV stations in Alaska.
A memo set to appear before Congress on Monday will ask lawmakers to rescind $1.1 billion in funds that support public media nationwide and heavily subsidize public radio stations and television stations throughout Alaska.
Why a surge in gold prices won’t solve Alaska’s budget woes
New calls to raise Alaska’s mining taxes and royalties come as state officials face difficult fiscal decisions.