Posted by Katherine Rose | Apr 22, 2021
The Board of Fish meeting at Sitka’s Harrigan Centennial Hall in 2018. Earlier this year, legal representatives for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska argued in court that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game had not upheld its constitutional duty in its management of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery, when it did not provide the “best available information” to the Board of Fish during the 2017-2018 meeting. In March, a Juneau Superior Court Judge denied STA’s motion in the case (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)
The commercial and subsistence herring seasons in Sitka have drawn to a close. But the legal case between Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the state continues, with a Juneau Superior Court judge recently denying Sitka Tribe’s motion for summary judgement on constitutional grounds.
Print article JUNEAU The state of Alaska is joining Florida in a lawsuit that attempts to overturn public health restrictions on large cruise ships. On Tuesday, the state filed a motion to intervene in the case, which is proceeding in a federal district court in Florida. The state’s documents were filed by a Florida law firm temporarily hired until a state attorney is licensed for the Florida court. If the suit succeeds, large cruise ships would be able to begin sailing in the Lower 48 sooner than currently scheduled. Large ships traveling to Alaska would remain blocked by the Passenger Vessel Services Act, which requires a stop in Canada. Canada has halted large-ship cruise travel through February 2022.
Gov Dunleavy orders investigation of state health department for unauthorized data sharing over municipal COVID-19 vaccine calls to Anchorage seniors adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
All Alaska Industrial Hardware employees will be required to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The vaccine mandate is due to a policy implemented by AIH s parent company, Bering Straits Native Corporation, which purchased AIH in 2015.
BSNC Spokesperson Miriam Aarons explained that the organizationâs decision to require vaccines is grounded in culture and history.
âAs a company owned by Alaska Native shareholders and dedicated to improving the lives and preserving the culture and heritage of our people, BSNC is deeply concerned about the disproportionate toll Covid-19 is taking on Native communities, particularly our elders,â Aarons said. BSNC is headquartered in Nome, on the Seward Peninsula, a region that was devastated by the 1918 influenza pandemic. But unlike the 1918 pandemic, â . severe illness and death from Covid-19 can be prevented,â reads a statement on the BSNC website.
Governor writes to the White House, warning of another lost cruise ship season s impacts to Alaska msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.