The Alaska Marine Highway System is not changing its rules for children traveling solo anytime soon. Rules proposed a year ago have not been implemented.
Transportation
Alaska Air among plaintiffs doggedly pushing back on SeaTac min. wage
Alaska Airlines and other plaintiffs are continuing their long legal battle over SeaTac’s $15 minimum wage law.
DOT project list calls for $37 million for Kake-Petersburg road
The Kake Access Project calls for 27 miles of unpaved, single-lane road and improvements to another 26 miles of logging roads. A shuttle ferry would complete the route to Petersburg.
Berkowitz kills controversial road project
“The port is the most pressing need that we have here in Anchorage, and in fact it’s one of the most pressing needs in the state,” Berkowitz said.
Should the Upper Lynn Canal run its own ferry authority?
Could Haines, Skagway and Juneau run their own Lynn Canal Ferry Authority? With budget cuts and reduced service to the Alaska Marine Highway, leaders from Skagway and Haines are considering that idea.
Amidst Alaska’s economic woes, Nome focuses on port’s future
Alaska’s economic woes are affecting all corners of the state, especially communities that were banking on an Arctic boom.