Category: Syndicated

Alaska fishing towns to forfeit $28 million in fish tax

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Feb 15, 2019 | Alaska News, Featured News, Southeast News, Syndicated

Sitka’s ANB Harbor in 2014 (KCAW photo/Greta Mart) Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposals for...

Proposed budget cuts a ‘disaster’ for Sitka schools, education leaders say

by Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | Feb 15, 2019 | Featured News, Syndicated

The cuts Governor Mike Dunleavy proposed to education funding Wednesday are deep. His proposed budget does away with about 25 percent of K-12 funding and cuts the University of Alaska system’s funding by 41 percent. Those numbers have caused education leaders in Sitka to worry. Read More

Kreiss-Tomkins: proposed budget could cause ‘economic shock’

by Katherine Rose | Feb 14, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

District 35 Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is worried that the steep budget cuts Governor Mike Dunleavy is proposing could lead to major economic downturn in the state. Read More

Assembly takes step toward hatchery water deal

by Katherine Rose | Feb 13, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly is moving forward with a plan to offer more water to an expanding local hatchery. The proposal has been met with opposition from some Sitkans concerned about energy costs, but others say the economic benefits for trollers are invaluable. Read More

Southeast reacts to governor’s proposed ferry cuts

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Feb 13, 2019 | Alaska News, Local News, Southeast News, Syndicated

The Dunleavy administration proposes cutting three quarters of the state’s ferry system and exploring privatization. Such deep cuts could potentially cripple the service before the end of the year. Civic leaders in Southeast have long urged ferry reform but are skeptical of the governor’s approach. Read More