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4 days ago · Hegseth nomination for Pentagon chief advances in U.S. Senate in close vote BY: Ashley Murray - January 23, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday advanced the nomination of veteran and onetime Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the nation’s military, despite numerous allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct, and his history of disparaging women in the armed forces.
As Alaska lawmakers begin introducing bills, public pension revival …
Jan 13, 2025 · Members of the Alaska Senate are planning an effort to restore the state’s pension system for public employees, one year after inaction by the Alaska House killed a prior effort. Senate Bill 28, filed Friday at the state Capitol by Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, would create a system slightly ...
Alaska Legislature opens new session on time and in order, a first ...
5 days ago · For the first time in eight years, the Alaska Legislature has opened its two-year session without a deadlock in its lower chamber. On Tuesday, members of the state House of Representatives picked Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, as speaker of …
Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas …
5 days ago · After Hilcorp’s 2022 announcement about expiring contracts, the electric utilities, along with natural gas utility Enstar, began studying the potential to import liquefied supplies of the fuel from outside Alaska to fill the expected gaps.. That work is still underway, with Enstar officials recently confirming that they’re advancing plans for a Kenai Peninsula import terminal.
Alaska election results are official: Here are 5 takeaways
Nov 30, 2024 · Alaska’s election results were made official on Saturday, after the state review board finished certifying the results. Here are five takeaways from the final results: There were no changes in the outcomes, but the margin defeating ranked choice repeal grew
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
Nov 6, 2024 · Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots counted early Wednesday.
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and …
Oct 18, 2024 · A sign outside of a McDonald's restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Oct. 7, advertises openings for jobs that pay up to $16 an hour. Voters will decide the fate of a ballot measure that would set a $15-an-hour minimum wage …
Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than …
Dec 3, 2024 · The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in 11 th place among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The median hourly wage – which is calculated in a way that reduces the influence of the highest and lowest numbers – was $26.99.
Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds …
Nov 6, 2024 · Election 2024; Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds of leadership switch Rural Alaska precincts had reported only partial results by 3 a.m. Wednesday, and thousands of ballots remain uncounted