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Current Topics
Foiled! NIST unwraps what's baking under aluminum in its labs. NIST
It's national bake week here in the U.S. If you're celebrating in your own kitchen, you may find yourself needing some aluminum foil. Whether you need a sheet of foil to keep that apple pie warm or you're making something in an aluminum foil baking pan, foil has lots of uses in a baker's kitchen.
New hangar will make Nenana a base for drone cargo testing. Geophysical Institute Alaska
Nenana's airport will be the new site of a 4,800-square-foot hangar for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration.
Juneau expects to see more cruise passengers than ever this year. KTOO
U.S. Forest Service seeks local workers amidst national labor shortage. KFSK
DOT talks summer road projects on the Seward & Sterling Highways. KSRM
Summers in Alaska means road construction season across the state. With summer fast approaching, the Alaska Department of Transportation is gearing up with road projects on the Seward and Sterling Highways.
ANC Ranks 3rd in the World for Air Cargo. Alaska Business
Former Anchorage Police Chief McCoy takes job in Tempe. Alaska's News Source
Anchorage's former top cop is taking on a new role in Arizona, according to a press release.
Girdwood couple and friend missing on Mexico-to-San Diego sailboat trip. ADN
Three experienced American sailors, including a couple form Girdwood, Alaska, are missing during a trip from Mexico's Baja California peninsula and would have been battling strong winds and 15-foot waves from the outset, Coast Guard officials said Monday.
The iconic Alaskan Salmon Thirty Salmon takes its last flight. Alaska Beacon
Early Monday morning, passengers in Seattle sat awaiting their flight to Ketchikan where their plane, a Boeing 737 with an enormous salmon painted on the side, would make its final run as Alaska's most well-known flight. The iconic Salmon Thirty Salmon was ready to board passengers for the final flight of its 18-year tenure serving as Alaska's famous flying fish. I'm so sad to see this salmon be retired.
Fisheries
ADF&G predicts weak pink salmon harvest, tightens Chinook harvest restrictions. KSTK
Southeast Alaska's pink salmon run is predicted to be weak this summer.
Fisheries protester removed from Alaska Capitol in handcuffs, arrested after fight. Alaska Beacon
A man urging Alaska lawmakers to take action against trawling was removed from the state Capitol in handcuffs and banned from the building after disrupting a committee hearing on Monday. After his removal, former fisheries worker Eric Osuch went to the nearby State Office Building and was arrested by the Juneau Police Department after a fight was reported there. He was charged with criminal trespass, the department said.
Politics
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. to end in-state investment program. ADN
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.'s board of trustees voted Wednesday to wind down its in-state investment program, citing potential conflicts with the board's overall mission.
Opinion: Alaska's elections are broken- but not for the reasons people say. ADN
Rising trend: Independent America. Axios
We spend our days captivated by people with the most power and the biggest mouths.
Ranked-choice voting would eliminate Denver mayoral runoffs. Governing
Denver's crowded mayoral election earlier this month and the pre-planned runoff in June have prompted a new push to implement ranked-choice voting in future city elections.
Alaska Senate working to close budget gap with House on PFD, education funding. Alaska's News Source
With less than 30 days until the end of legislative session, Alaska lawmakers say they are working to balance the state budget- but gaps still exist between the House and Senate.
Economy News
Opinion: An even better way to balance Alaska's budget. ADN
Let's only pay the PFD to low-income people- because the net effect of his plan is just that. This way, we save the cost of standing up an organization in Juneau to collect income taxes and issue credits.
If the Legislature's budget reflected Alaskan's values. ADN
Alaska's House of Representatives has finalized an operating budget after rejecting amendments to fund literacy, child care, Pre-K education and a range of public health programs designed to reduce the rate of child trauma and abuse.
Americans aren't ready to retire. Axios
After a tumultuous year in the markets, America's preparedness for retirement has gotten shakier.
ABA Foundation's recession survival guide. American Bankers Association
Healthcare News
America's STI problem. Axios
The number of sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, surged in the U.S. in the second year of the pandemic, reaching more than 2.5 million cases in 2021, according to a CDC report released Tuesday.
Alaska young adults tripled e-cigarette use in recent five-year period, report says. Alaska Beacon
Alaska posted the nation's highest rate of increase in electronic cigarette use by young adults from 2016 to 2021, according to a report tracking patterns in all the states.
Senator tries third time for tax on e-cigarettes, vape sticks. Chilkat Valley News
For the third time in as many legislative sessions, Kodiak Sen. Gary Stevens is leading the push to get a tax on e-cigarettes and vaping products into state law.
New campaign addresses eating disorders with a message of positivity for Alaska's young athletes. ADN
Lifting a suitcase into the Uber was hard. Food was something to be carefully controlled. Running had become more like a punishment than a source of joy.
Energy News
Dead trees in the Arctic store massive amount of carbon. Earth.com
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan partner for clean hydrogen hub. Governing
A coalition based in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan has taken the next big step in its bid to obtain up to $1.25 billion in federal funding for a regional clean hydrogen hub intended to reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.
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