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Alaska state workers rally at the Capitol, calling for salary transparency and pension plan

Economy Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
The Alaska State Employees Association filed a lawsuit this week seeking to compel the release of a statewide salary study, which they say is essential to union wages and a stable retirement.
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AIDEA nows says it doesn’t need $50 million for gas line study

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Juneau Sen. Jesse Kiehl said something not long ago about how the job of a legislator is often to say no.
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Alaska Senate votes unanimously to reject automatic pay raises for themselves, governor and top political appointees

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
The first three weeks of Alaska’s legislative session have painted a grim picture of state spending.
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After Biden signed Social Security changes, Alaska’s delegation is pleading with Trump to actually implement it

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
One of the final bills former President Joe Biden signed while in office was a long-awaited fix to boost the Social Security benefits of 15,000 public sector workers in Alaska.
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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.
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Legislators take another run at lowering marijuana taxes

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
It’s been ten years since Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana, but businesses say they have little to celebrate under the strain of a tax system.
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Nearly 1,200 jobs in Alaska could be eliminated as Trump targets new hires

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
If rumors that Trump is soon planning a mass layoff of federal employees are true, Alaska could be in for a rude awakening.
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After support poured in for school funding, Dunleavy takes talks behind closed doors

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
Negotiators from the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy reportedly met today behind closed doors to discuss public education policy.
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Yukon government warns that Trump tariffs will make Alaska life more expensive

Economy James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
China, Alaska’s biggest international trading partner, is also targeted by tariffs that are likely to trigger a trade war.
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Murkowski calls Greenland an ‘ally, not an asset’ as Trump fixation deepens

Environment Matt Acuña Buxton -
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump renewed his brazen call for the United States to buy or seize Greenland for its critical natural resources.
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