This week, the Pentagon awarded a grant worth more than $43 million to the Alaska subsidiary of Australia-based Nova Minerals, Alaska Range Resources.
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Women, Infants and Children food benefits are at risk if shutdown lasts
The state has enough money to pay WIC benefits for the first week of the shutdown. It’s unclear what happens after that. In past lapses, the state found money to keep the program running.
Federal shutdown could complicate Juneau’s plans to address future glacial outburst floods
The shutdown comes as the Juneau Assembly is considering major questions about protecting Mendenhall Valley neighborhoods, including repairing or upgrading the existing flood levee.
14 small public broadcasting stations in Alaska will receive one-time grant funds
Months after losing federal money, the Interior Department steps forward with a one-year reprieve. Meanwhile, stations like KUCB in Unalaska are basking in love from afar.
The federal shutdown is upon us. Murkowski warns it could be a long one.
By letting funding lapse, Congress is giving President Trump free rein, Sen. Murkowski says. Both Alaska senators voted for a stop-gap spending bill but the measure failed.
Alaska’s Climate Adaptation Science Center will stay open amid closures elsewhere
AK CASC funded the interactive flood website that helped inform Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley residents about the threat to their homes.