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Alaska’s senior population continues its ‘astounding’ growth, creating widespread implications
The number of Alaskans 65 and older has more than doubled over the last 15 years.
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Southeast Alaska’s treaty-determined chinook salmon catch limit returns to normal levels
Fishers in Southeast will be allowed to harvest 205,300 chinook salmon this year.
House budgeters advance statutory Permanent Fund dividend contingent on savings draw
The plan would drain roughly half the state’s rainy-day fund for a PFD of around $3,800.
Habitat protections for Alaska ringed and bearded seals reinstated by appeals court
Regulators acted properly when they designated nearly 160 million acres as critical habitat for the ice seals, despite state complaints about interference with oil development, the ruling says.
Alaska car dealer will pay up to $1M to settle state lawsuit alleging bait-and-switch advertising
With nine dealerships in Alaska, Swickard signed a consent decree to end a 2023 lawsuit brought by the state that alleged the company used deceptive advertising tactics in violation of consumer protection laws.
Dunleavy administration wants to dispose of Alaska’s oldest ferry to cut operating costs
The Matanuska, which began serving Alaska ferry riders in 1963, was deemed unseaworthy in 2022.