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A $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave step toward 2024 ballot

Labor Matt Acuña Buxton -
Organizers for the campaign to raise Alaska’s minimum wage submitted more than 41,000 signatures to the Division of Elections, getting the initiative onto the ballot.
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Anchorage Health Department employee placed on leave and offered settlement after reporting toxic work environment

Anchorage Yarrow Silvers -
The employee told the Current that she believed she had been placed on leave in retaliation.
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US Supreme Court denies Dunleavy’s bid to revive Pebble Mine

Environment Matt Acuña Buxton -
Dunleavy, who has the distinction of being one of the few Alaska officials to support the project, argued that the veto was such a grave violation of the state’s rights to develop its resources that it needed to skip the line to the court.
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Tribes say Biden administration failed to consult on grant to graphite mine

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Several leaders from the tribal governments have previously voiced concerns about the proposed graphite mine, which would sit next to an estuary that supports salmon and other species that residents of the region depend on for subsistence.
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LaFrance notches 4 more labor group endorsements

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
The list of organized labor groups backing former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance's bid for mayor continues to grow.
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Anchorage Assembly member Cross announces resignation: ‘This is not why God put me on Earth’

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Kevin Cross' seat, which represents Eagle River and Chugiak, will appear on the April ballot.
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Gov. Dunleavy’s budget proposes flat-funding schools

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The budget proposes letting $87 million in one-time K12 funding expire.
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Alaska Permanent Fund trustees approve plan to hide CEO reviews from the public

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Under Alaska’s record laws, the performance evaluations of any employee who isn’t part of a union can be considered a public record if its disclosure is in the public interest. That’s what happened with the performance evaluations of Alaska...
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City, state officials suggest lowering expectations for snow removal in Anchorage

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Before the latest round of snow fell on Anchorage, city and state officials met with members of the Anchorage Assembly on Wednesday to review the snow-clearing efforts from the November storms. The key message was that while operators performed admirably...
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Anchorage School Board member proposes policy for mandatory reporting of pronouns and nicknames

Anchorage Yarrow Silvers -
Current guidelines empower teachers to not immediately share the information if they feel it would endanger a student's physical or mental well-being or if they want to respect a child's request for privacy.
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