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4 days ago · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on …
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4 days ago · U.S. House Republicans seeking to settle debt limit alongside border, taxes BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 7, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said …
Biden extends oil and gas leasing ban in Alaska’s Northern Bering …
4 days ago · The entire Northern Bering Sea is now off-limits to oil and gas leasing, under a presidential directive announced on Monday.. President Joe Biden invoked his authority under …
EPA plans to lift air pollution sanctions that paused Fairbanks ...
2 days ago · An Environmental Protection Agency action expected Wednesday will unfreeze $150 million in paused Fairbanks-area road construction projects. In a draft public notice published …
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
Nov 6, 2024 · Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots counted early Wednesday.
Construction and oil expected to lead job growth in Alaska this year
Jan 3, 2025 · Construction workers attend to outdoor tasks on Dec. 17, 2024, at a residential project being built in downtown Anchorage. Alaska is expected to gain 1,500 construction jobs …
Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, …
Nov 28, 2024 · Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan. 1 before a larger increase becomes effective six months later. The state’s minimum wage will …
Alaska election results are official: Here are 5 takeaways
Nov 30, 2024 · Alaska’s election results were made official on Saturday, after the state review board finished certifying the results. Here are five takeaways from the final results: There were …
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
May 10, 2024 · On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch.Just like this week, the launch week was the last of the legislative session, and …
Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than …
Dec 3, 2024 · The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in 11 th place among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Alaska Department of …