January 10, 2018 – Progressive Railroading Alaska Gov. Bill Walker yesterday issued an executive order to establish a task force to study the feasibility of establishing commuter-rail service between Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Read More
Alaska releases first detailed report on negative health impacts of climate change
January 9, 2018 – ADN On Monday, the state Division of Public Health released the first comprehensive report about the adverse health impacts climate change could have on Alaskans. Read More
2018 PFD applications to open Jan. 1
Dec 27, 2017 – KTUU After Ballot Measure 1 passed last November, 2018 will be the first year all eligible Alaskans will be automatically registered to vote when they apply for their PFD. The initiative was first proposed as a way to substantially increase voter registration in the state. According to the Alaska Permanent Fund Division, around 672,000 Alaskans applied …
Governor recognizes threat of climate change
November 6, 2017 – ADN (AYEA Teen) Growing up in this special place leaves me wondering about the future. Will my children be able to go to the places I have growing up? Will they be able to feel the same joy that I have been so lucky to have in my backyard? Will they be able to cast off …
Gov. Walker announces new climate change task force
October 31, 2017 – Alaska Public Media On Tuesday, after months of hinting that a new climate change policy was in the works, Gov. Bill Walker signed an administrative order setting out a new state climate strategy and creating a task force to recommend specific actions. Read More
Candidates talk salmon: Five participate in Alaska Center’s first Mat-Su forum
Five candidates on Tuesday’s ballot participated with District 4 Borough Assembly Candidates Ted Leonard and Patty Hogan, as well as District 5 incumbent Dan Mayfield. Two candidates up for Palmer City Council also participated, first-time runners Sabrena Combs and Kenni Linden. Combs and Linden conceded that there’s not a whole lot the Palmer City Council can do, vis a vis …
COMMENTARY: Sustain renewable resources, strengthen public process
December 7, 2016 – ADN Alaska has been in crisis for the past several years — brought about by a failed financial model and a lack of long-term vision. Alaskans, including myself, are frustrated by a lack of solutions in addressing this crisis, and on Nov. 8 we voted for new state leadership. Alaska now has a state House that …
Protesters give “eviction notice” to coal mine planned 45 miles outside Anchorage
December 4, 2016 – KTUU ANCHORAGE (KTUU) A protest in downtown Anchorage called on the State of Alaska to step in to stop the development of a coal mine 45 miles west of the city. The applicants behind the Chuitna Coal Project have been working through their current permit with the Department of Natural Resources for at least a decade. …
COMMENTARY: Don’t let coal mine ruin salmon stream
December 2, 2016 – News-Miner Community Perspective: As a born and raised Alaskan, I spent my summers dipnetting on the Kenai River and fly fishing on Resurrection Creek. I recall the smell of fish at the dock as my younger siblings and I fell into an assembly line, picking and filleting fish with the easy air of old fishermen. I …
2016 General Election
November 8, 2016 TO: Interested Parties RE: 2016 General Election While the presidential election has been dominating the news cycle, The Alaska Center has been investing in key Alaska House races across the state, with more than $75,000 spent in our top tier races for primary and general elections combined. Even though we don’t know the final vote counts yet, …