Governor’s Vetoes Likely to Halt or Reverse Alaska’s Economic Recovery

Governor’s Vetoes Likely to Halt or Reverse Alaska’s Economic Recovery

ISER’s Mouhcine Guettabi gave a presentation on the economic impacts of Governor Dunleavy’s veto of $409 million from the state budget at the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s “Make it Monday,” telling the audience that employment losses from cuts will exceed any gains that have been realized during Alaska’s fragile economic recovery of the last few months.

Alaska LNG Draft EIS Released

Alaska LNG Draft EIS Released

The proposed Alaska LNG project would damage some areas of permafrost and wetlands and could affect migrating caribou and six endangered or threatened wildlife species according to the federal draft environmental impact statement released June 28.

New Ties for Alaska Railroad

New Ties for Alaska Railroad

The Alaska Railroad Corporation and the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation have established a Master Agreement of Cooperation toward building a 1,500-mile connection between the Alaska Railroad and Canadian railroads that also serve the Lower 48 states.