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Months before season begins, state closes king salmon sport fishery and set-net fishery. KDLL
Parts of the Kenai River are still frozen over. But the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has already closed the early and late- king salmon runs to sport fishing- also shutting down the beleaguered Cook Inlet east side set-net fishery before fisherman can gear up.
Alaska Legislature approves free trapping licenses for disabled veterans. Alaska Beacon
The Alaska Legislature has unanimously passed a bill that gives disabled veterans and members of the Alaska National Guard free trapping licenses in addition to the free hunting and fishing licenses they already receive.
Alaska House to pause public sector pension bill debates before the Senate acts. ADN
Opinion: The bipartisan duo of legislators is holding the line for Alaska. ADN
Sorry, time-switch foes, twice-a-year clock changing endures into 2023. NCSL
I’ve gotten many emails about this over the years.
Sen. Anna MacKinnon tried, several times, to eliminate daylight savings time for Alaska.
This would be allowed by the Federal laws:
"The United States established standard time zones and DST through the Calder Act, also known as the Standard Time Act of 1918. The issue of consistency in time observance was further clarified by the Uniform Time Act of 1966. These laws as amended allow a state to exempt itself—or parts of the state that lie within a different time zone—from DST observance.”
However, the Chambers of Commerce around Alaska objected vigorously to any change in the time that was out of synchronization with other states. So, legislation never passed, allowing Alaska to stay on Alaska Standard Time year-round.
Daylight savings time (DST). Congressional Research Report
Alaska's monthslong food stamp backlog triggers sharp federal warning. ADN
Interior secretary rejects Izembek Refuge land exchange but commits to new process to get a road for King Cove. Alaska Public Media
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Tuesday ended the government's defense of a land exchange agreement that would have allowed the Alaska Peninsula community of King Cove to build a road to reach an all-weather airport. But she also pledged to launch a new process to get a road for King Cove.
Haaland wades into thorny land exchange flight in Alaska. AP News
A day after the Biden administration approved a major Alaska oil project, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland waded into another thorny battle in the state- a long-simmering dispute over building a road through a national wildlife refuge to provide health care access for a remote, and largely Indigenous, community.
Alaska Ryan Redington earns first Iditarod win, fulfilling a family dream. ADN
As a lifelong Alaskan, I am very proud of Ryan and his family!
Ballots are in the mail for the 2023 Anchorage city election. Here's how to cast your vote. ADN
Ballots for the April 4 regular Anchorage city election were mailed to voters on Tuesday.
Politics
Opinion: Political opposites agree- Proposition 14 will boost economy, help kids. ADN
Judge says ConocoPhillips Alaska can keep Willow oil well data secret for now. ADN
A federal judge in Alaska on Wednesday decided in favor of ConocoPhillips in a dispute with state regulators, ruling that the oil company can keep well data from its huge Willow discovery confidential for now.
Jesse Sumner and Kenai's Jesse Bjorkman propose new state program to certify Alaska harvested wood. Frontiersman
Mat-Su State Rep. Jesse Sumner (R-Wasilla) and State Sen. Jesse Bjorkman (R-Nikiski) have teamed up on new legislation that would allow Alaskan sawmill operators to be state-certified to produce and grade dimensional lumber for use in residential construction.
Alaska lawmakers propose pension plan for state workers. AP News
A proposed overhaul of Alaska's public retirement system would provide a new pension plan for state workers and is seen by supporters as a way to address concerns with recruiting and retaining employees.
Senators propose repealing social security cuts to public pensioners. Plan Advisor
Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, re-introduced the Social Security Fairness Act on Thursday. The bill would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which currently combine to reduce the social security benefits paid to retirees who collect a public pension and were not paying into Social Security while working for that public employer.
After years of contentious flights, Alaska's state budget is advancing smoothly in the House. Alaska Beacon
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proposed state operating budget is advancing through the Alaska House with few changes so far from the governor's original draft.
Healthcare News
Patients dismayed by upcoming closure of Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic. Alaska's News Source
Opinion: Alaska should drop 80th percentile rule, offer public option for healthcare. ADN
Economy News
Over $4.7M of alcohol tax funds could be used to fund emergency shelter costs. Alaska's News Source
A resolution was before the Anchorage Assembly Tuesday night that would appropriate $4.7 million of alcohol tax funds to cover emergency shelter costs.
Alaska economic trends March issue. Labor Alaska
Alaska House committee set to hear public input on Permanent Fund dividend overhaul proposals. ADN
'Is this a bailout?' and six more questions about the weekend bank collapses. ADN
The U.S. government announced late Sunday that it would guarantee all deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, which regulators shut down Friday. Officials also revealed that they had shut down a second bank, Signature Bank of New York, and extended the same deposit protections to its customers. And the Federal Reserve announced it would create a separate lending facility to protect other banks from the ripple effects and prevent bank runs.
Is your money safe? What you need to know about bank failures. ADN
The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which catered mostly to the tech industry, may have worried you about your money. They were the second and third biggest bank failures in U.S. history.
Alaska's working-age population on decline since 2013 peak, and recovery chances are slim. Alaska Beacon
1 Big Thing: The sticky inflation conundrum. Axios
Inflation is proving stickier than is appeared not long ago. That was further confirmed in this consumer price index report.
Energy News
Don't let China control clean energy supply chain, US officials warn. Mining.com
What Alaska leaders, North Slope groups, conservation groups, industry and others are saying about Biden's Willow project approval. ADN
The Biden administration's Monday decision to approve the $8 billion ConocoPhillips Alaska oil project in the National Petroleum Reserve- Alaska swiftly drew both celebration and condemnation in Alaska and Outside.
Biden administration approves development of Alaska's Willow oil project. ADN
Questions about Biden's approval of Arctic drilling of Willow? We've got answers. Alaska Public Media
The Biden administration announced Monday morning that it is approving a permit for Willow. That's the $8 billion ConocoPhillips project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the largest oil development in Alaska since the 1990s. And Sunday night, ahead of the Willow announcement, the administration said it would impose new restrictions on drilling in the NPR-A.
New lawsuit seeks to block development of Alaska's Willow oil project. Alaska Beacon
A coalition of environmental groups filed suit on Tuesday, seeking to halt development of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.
Ceraweek-Big oil on hydrogen: forget the rainbow, just make it profitable. Nasdaq
Governments worldwide need to simplify rules around hydrogen supply to attract investment and scale it up to become competitive enough to substitute fossil fuel we use in heavy industry; energy executives said this week.
State proposes regulations for nuclear facilities, asks public input. Alaska Public Media
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking for public comments on new regulations for siting small nuclear reactors, like the one the military plans to set up at Eielson Air Force Base to generate electricity.
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