The program subsidizes energy bills for about 50,000 Alaskans, many of whom live in rural and tribal communities.
Federal Government
NOAA cancels funding for data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems
The Alaska Earthquake Center has long provided NOAA with seismic data for tsunami monitoring and warning purposes. That work will wind down in November, after the federal agency said it can no longer fund the contract.
Juneau Assembly weighs cost of buyout for View Drive residents in flood zone
The Juneau Assembly is hoping to avoid paying a portion of the cost for a federal program that would offer buyouts to residents of the street hardest-hit by Juneau’s annual glacial outburst floods.
From food to financing, Alaska Native organizations feel the shutdown’s pinch
“Our tribal citizens will have to decide between fuel and food,” AFN President Ben Mallott told a U.S. Senate panel.
Trump plans to nominate state fish and game attorney for Alaska federal judgeship
Aaron Peterson was an early selection of Sen. Dan Sullivan. Sen. Lisa Murkowski offered support late.
King Cove officials say new land swap agreement brings them closer than ever to building a road to Cold Bay
Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a land exchange agreement Thursday with King Cove’s Native corporation, making way for the controversial construction of what many consider to be a lifesaving stretch of road.