Alaska
Governor Walker Shares Cost Cut Information
We are committed to finding efficiencies in state government. Here’s a look at some of the things we’ve already done. In order for Alaska to solve our current fiscal crisis, we must discuss how we’ll bring in additional revenue. Some of the ways the State of Alaska has cut costs […]
Walker-Mallott Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
$4.2 Billion Operating Budget; $115 Million Capital Budget December 15, 2016 ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker’s fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) budget reduces state spending while supporting vital services and protecting the permanent fund dividend. The proposed $4.2 billion unrestricted general fund (UGF) operating budget is 23 […]
People for Bikes Awards Levitation 49 $5,000
At their December 14th bi-annual meeting, People for Bikes announced seven grant awards to organizations all over the country, ranging from 1,860 for bike racks in Nogales Arizona to 10,00 each for bike racks in Providence Rhode Island, to build a bike bridge in Iola Kansas and a multi-use trail […]
Travel Advisory for Thompson Pass
STATE OF ALASKA Bill Walker, GOVERNOR PO Box 7 Glennallen, Alaska, 99588 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES Phone: (907)-822-3222 Fax: (907-822-3683 Tazlina District Roadways CURRENT ROAD CONDITION INFORMATION AND TRAVEL ADVISORIES ARE POSTED AT 511.alaska.gov or call 511 TRAVEL ADVISORY Advertisement Date: 11/10/2016 Time Issued: 5:22 PM Location: Richardson […]
Alaska Firefighters Assisting in Southeastern States
Alaskans head to southeastern U.S. to help battle wildfires (Fairbanks, AK) – Alaska’s state and federal wildfire suppression agencies are deploying personnel to the Lower 48 to help battle wildfires in the drought-stricken southeastern U.S. In the last two weeks, more than a dozen personnel from state and federal agencies […]
Alaska Mystery Author John Straley to Speak in Valdez
Poet and author John Straley lives in Sitka. He has published books of short stories and essays as well numerous mystery novels. The Woman Who Married a Bear, published in 1992 won a Shamus Award, which is awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America for detective fiction. The Music […]
First Marijuana Retail Store in Alaska Opens Right Here in Valdez
By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – Valdez now has another claim to fame. It’s the home of Alaska’s first and present governors, the town that was moved after being destroyed as a result of the 1964 earthquake, home of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and now the location […]
DNR Asks Interior & Southcentral Residents Not to Burn Oct. 15-17
The Alaska Division of Forestry is asking residents in Interior and Southcentral Alaska to avoid burning for the next few days due to high winds and dry conditions in both regions. This includes burn barrels and open debris burning. Advertisement With no snow on the ground, conditions in both the […]
Images of the Shore Zone
Here in Prince William Sound we often hear about new technological tools, environmental studies, examinations of the weather or the coastline. But we don’t often get to see what the tool does, look at the data used in the study or get access to the results for our own uses. […]
