Construction has begun on the roundabout at the intersection of Glacier Highway and Back Loop Road in Auke Bay. The circular intersection is designed to slow traffic down in the busy area. With six-foot sidewalks, State Transportation Department project manager Greg Lockwood says it will be a big improvement for pedestrians. “There’ll be sidewalks down…
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June unemployment rate continues downward trend
State labor officials say Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 6.1 percent, compared to 7.6 percent nationally. Alaska’s rate was up two-tenths of a percentage point from May, which state economists say is typical as students enter the workforce and seasonal school employees look for summer work. That may be the case in…
Judge says state violated its own procurement code
The state’s Universal Space Standards policy is already under a microscope. An administrative law judge has said the state violated its own procurement code and, as we reported last week, the state’s biggest employee union recently filed a class action grievance over the new space standards.
Does redistricting change Southeast election dynamics?
Southeast Alaska’s new redistricting boundaries eliminate the possibility of at least one House election rematch. But they could lead to some other challenges.
Hundreds gather for regional economic summit
Hundreds of business and political leaders from Canada, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho have come up to Alaska to talk about what these places all have in common.
Aleut Enterprise charged with criminal negligence in Adak fuel spill
The State of Alaska has filed criminal charges against Aleut Enterprise, a subsidiary of the Aleut Corporation, over a fuel spill in Adak.