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5 天之前 · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy.
'We're not heading in the right direction': A Q&A with Murkowski …
1 天前 · Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wanted to talk. I heard from her spokesman earlier this week, and we set up a time for a call. Murkowski said she’d read my commentary about the skyrocketing price of health insurance on the individual marketplace in Alaska, and had some thoughts to share.
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5 天之前 · As ‘smart cities’ tools grow nationwide, so do privacy and ethical concerns BY: Paige Gross - December 24, 2024 After nearly a week of searching for a suspect in the hit-and-run death of an 81-year-old St. Helena, California woman this summer, police found and arrested a man with the help of license plate reading cameras that registered him near the scene.
Energy prices are rising. The Dunleavy administration refuses to …
2024年12月26日 · Most residential Chugach Electric members in Anchorage pay 22.5 cents per kilowatt-hour for their electricity — far higher than the national average of 16.6 cents/kWh.Rural Alaskans pay even more, and there are few signs of improvement. The lion’s share of Anchorage’s energy comes from natural gas, which is becoming more expensive as development in Cook Inlet stalls.
Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas …
4 天之前 · State regulators and advocates say they’re growing increasingly concerned about urban Alaska’s energy supply as the region’s utilities hurtle toward a shortfall in local natural gas as soon as 2027 — without a clear plan to replace it. …
Alaska election results are official: Here are 5 takeaways
2024年11月30日 · Alaska’s election results were made official on Saturday, after the state review board finished certifying the results. Here are five takeaways from the final results: There were no changes in the outcomes, but the margin defeating ranked choice repeal grew
Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, …
2024年11月28日 · Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan. 1 before a larger increase becomes effective six months later. The state’s minimum wage will increase by 18 cents to $11.91 an hour at the start of the new year, the result of a ballot measure passed 10 years ago, the Alaska Department of Labor and …
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats …
2024年11月20日 · Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the unofficial results released on Wednesday.
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
2024年11月6日 · Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots counted early Wednesday.
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and …
2024年11月19日 · In a panel discussion at last week’s Resource Development Council for Alaska annual conference in Anchorage, Bundrant pointed to the recently announced Russian decision to increase its allowable catch of pollock by 7% to 2.46 million metric tons. The Russian quota decision ran counter to advice from some scientists and pleas from some Russian fishing groups worried about low prices in a ...