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3 天之前 · PRIVATE RIGHT. The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska’s ranked choice system
4 天之前 · A day after the votes for keeping Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system overtook those to repeal it, the vote count tightened on Tuesday.. The votes against the ballot measure to repeal the system are only 45 votes ahead of those in favor of repeal, after having a 192-vote lead on Monday. Until then, the votes to pass the measure had been ahead in the counting that began on ...
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats …
2 天之前 · Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the unofficial results released on Wednesday. The Alaska Division of Elections completed the ranked choice tabulations for all ...
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3 天之前 · BY: Jennifer Shutt - November 19, 2024. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve $98.4 billion in emergency spending to bolster the federal government’s response and recovery efforts following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton that devastated parts of Southeastern states.
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
2024年11月6日 · If approved by voters, the measure would phase in the minimum wage increase from the current rate of $11.73 an hour to $15 an hour in mid-2027. It would require employers to grant an hour of sick paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, with a cap of 40 hours for small companies and 56 for larger companies. And it would forbid employers from ...
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and …
4 天之前 · In a panel discussion at last week’s Resource Development Council for Alaska annual conference in Anchorage, Bundrant pointed to the recently announced Russian decision to increase its allowable catch of pollock by 7% to 2.46 million metric tons. The Russian quota decision ran counter to advice from some scientists and pleas from some Russian fishing groups worried about low prices in a ...
A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better …
2024年10月21日 · The Alaska public responded with an overwhelming 69% positive vote. I believe voters will again overwhelmingly support Ballot Measure No. 1 based on the economic and social benefits it provides to the working families and businesses of Alaska. Alaska’s current minimum wage of $11.73/hour is around the median of all states’ wage rates.
Alaska’s seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report …
2024年10月10日 · A variety of market forces combined with fishery collapses occurring in a rapidly changing environment caused Alaska’s seafood industry to lose $1.8 billion from 2022 to 2023, a new federal report said. The array of economic and environmental challenges has devastated one of Alaska’s main industries, said the report, issued by the National ...
With Alaska outmigration continuing, community members …
2024年9月9日 · In 2023, 40,924 people moved out of the state, a smaller total than in any year since 2010, according to the department’s data. Rather, he said, is it the lack of people who are coming to Alaska. Less is known about them than about neighbors moving away, he said. “It’s harder to tell stories about the people who don’t come,” he said.
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
May 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...