Commonwealth North Launches an Interactive Budget-Balancing Tool
Commonwealth North develops new, interactive website that allows Alaskans to make their own state budget choices.
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Alaska Minimum Wage Will Increase to $10.34 in 2021
The Anchorage Consumer Price Index for urban consumers increased 1.4 percent in 2019. As a result, the minimum wage will rise from $10.19 to $10.34.
US Department of Energy Announces Establishment of Office of Arctic Energy on UAF Campus
The AEO will drive coordination and collaboration on DOE’s many activities in the Arctic region including international cooperation on Arctic issues, research on methane hydrates, and development of advanced micro grids and nuclear power systems.
Trust Land Office 2020 Land Sale Now Underway
This year’s land sale auction includes forty-seven parcels in locations across Southcentral, Southeast, and Interior Alaska that will be sold to the highest bidder.
The Alaska Congressional Delegation Welcomes $21 Million BUILD Grant for Anchorage International Airport
The grant to the Alaska Energy Authority will construct a 190,000 square foot climate-controlled cold storage facility.
Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro Returns to Kodiak Following 2 Month Fisheries Enforcement Patrol
Douglas Munro’s crew began their patrol just south of the Aleutian Islands and spent fifty-nine days enforcing fisheries regulations while traveling 12,500 miles throughout the Pacific Ocean.