Alaska’s federal fisheries for halibut, pollock, Pacific cod, crab and other groundfish are economically important at the local, state and national level. These fisheries provide an economic base for many of our coastal communities through jobs and income from fishing, processing, industry support services, transportation and shipping. Sustainable management of these fisheries
A bill that would buy out commercial fishermen from the beleaguered Upper Cook Inlet fishery is again stalled in the Alaska Legislature. Senate Bill 82, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would create a buyout program for commercial setnet fishermen on the east side of Cook Inlet. The approximately 450 setnetters there have been increasingly struggling economically
Alaska housing prices continued to rise rapidly last year with an average home selling for $423,000, even as higher borrowing costs made them less affordable, according to a new report from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
JUNEAU Alaska’s oil and gas trade association has launched a campaign against a Senate bill that would increase taxes on the industry as a way to help fill the state’s structural deficit.
JUNEAU The Alaska Legislature finally agreed on a budget deal on the evening of May 18, ending a special legislative session after one day. Lawmakers in the House and Senate passed the spending plan a day after the regular 121-day legislative session ended with no agreement between the two chambers. After lawmakers failed to agree on a budget, Gov. Mike Dunleavy immediately