The proposal could result in tolls on vehicles traveling to and from Alaska. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he would seek to waive a federal law that requires foreign-registered cruise ships to stop in Canada.
Federal Government
Disparaging dismissals aside, Alaska’s fired federal workers file for unemployment
Some dismissal letters cited poor performance by a probationary employee. That may add insult to injury but, by itself, wouldn’t disqualify a claim, a state official said.
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement, a judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
Trump’s executive orders to stimulate logging could fall flat in the Tongass
President Trump issued two new executive orders on March 1 to expand logging in national forests. They could affect Tongass National Forest, but some locals are skeptical.
‘Losing from uncertainty’: Experts say chaotic federal funding freezes are disrupting rural Alaska projects
Alaska-based organizations say some project funds are getting frozen and unfrozen irregularly, stalling efforts to lower energy costs and protect homes in villages.
How major cuts to Medicaid could be ‘catastrophic,’ even for Alaskans with private insurance
Experts say Medicaid cuts would drive more Alaskans to emergency care, increase healthcare costs for all, and could harm the state economy.