Alaska’s organized borough governments would be encouraged to make long-term plans for housing projects under a bill passed Monday by the Alaska Senate.
Economy
Fired federal workers in Alaska, nationally are ‘reinstated’ after order, but are not back at work
Some Alaska employees received a letter they would be “reinstated” according to a federal court order, but placed on paid, ‘non-duty’ status, while others received back pay but no word on jobs.
Federal fisheries employees in Alaska have been reinstated, but most are not allowed to work
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s mass layoffs of thousands of workers were unlawful.
Unalaska museum eyes possible drop in revenue as tourists bail amid tense foreign relations
The Museum of the Aleutians has already received cancellations from international visitors, months before the cruise season begins in May.
Decades after commercial fishing limits gutted Native fishing fleets, advocates call for change
Sustainable fishing policies passed in the 1970s have backfired in rural Native villages, where many family-run boats have raised their hooks and nets for good.
Sitka residents to vote on cruise limits in special election
If approved by the voters, the ordinance would set an annual cap of 300,000 cruise passengers, a daily cap of 4,500 passengers, and limit port calls to six days a week.