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Oct 28, 2024 · 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.
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4 days ago · BY: Yereth Rosen - October 29, 2024. Fewer Alaska babies were born in 2023 than in previous years, but there were also fewer deaths in the state than in prior years, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still sweeping through the nation, said a report issued by the state Department of Health. Alaska’s population total remained almost unchanged in ...
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Oct 23, 2024 · BY: Lawrence D. Weiss - October 17, 2024. The 1964 Good Friday earthquake rocked and crumpled Anchorage and environs. The magnitude 9.2 quake lasted four and one-half minutes, killed over 130 people, and damaged or destroyed much of Anchorage. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America. But it could have been worse.
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ABOUT US. Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Alaska, like many states, has seen a decline in the coverage of state news. We aim to reverse that.
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and …
Oct 18, 2024 · Voters will decide the fate of a ballot measure that would set a $15-an-hour minimum wage by 2027 and mandate paid sick leave for workers. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska voters will weigh in on a ballot measure that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027 and require that workers get paid for up to seven ...
Ballot Measure 1 puts Alaska’s small businesses and workers at risk
Oct 21, 2024 · Ballot Measure 1 will force small businesses, already struggling to meet payroll, to absorb the cost of extended mandatory sick leave. This isn’t just a problem for the businesses. When employers are required to provide significantly more paid time off, those costs are passed on to consumers through higher prices on goods and services.
The Alaska Beacon launches with the goal of a better-informed state
May 11, 2022 · The Alaska Beacon aims to be an outlet people who want to better understand Alaska and its government can turn to. It’s nonpartisan and independent of any politician, political campaign or vested interest. The Beacon makes Alaska the 27th state covered by States Newsroom, a national nonprofit founded in 2017 with the goal of improving ...
Federal departments announce about $280 million in funding for …
Jun 28, 2024 · Three departments of the U.S. government have announced they have awarded about $280 million in new funding for transportation and energy projects in Alaska, money made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In its announcement, the U.S. Department of Transportation said on ...
By wide, bipartisan margin, Alaska House puts finishing touches on ...
May 8, 2024 · The Alaska House of Representatives approved a major increase to state spending on school repairs and renewable energy on Tuesday as it voted 39-1 to approve a $552 million capital budget.. The capital budget, which pays for construction and renovation projects statewide, exceeds $4 billion if federal funding is included.
Alaska on fire - Alaska Beacon
Jul 8, 2022 · Alaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start to the fire season on record. By mid-June 2022, over 1 million acres had burned. By early July, that number was well over 2 million acres, more than twice the size of a typical Alaska fire season.. The Conversation asked Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the International Arctic Research Center in Fairbanks, why ...