The online checkbook is required to be made available by the Department of Administration by October 1, 2023.

The governor signed a bill that Sen. Micciche sponsored into law. It repeals the minimum wage exemption in which allows anyone who “is impaired by physical or mental deficiency, age, or injury” to be paid less than minimum wage.

Watchstanders from 17th Coast Guard District received the initial report at 7:41 p.m. from North Slope Borough Search and Rescue requesting assistance for a satellite personal tracker alert message for a person in distress.

The effort will first focus on modifying the winter schedule based on customer feedback and suspending dynamic pricing until spring 2023.

The Kenai Silver Salmon Derby awards prizes using a magic weight that is randomly drawn at the end of each derby day.

The bill would prevent a governing body to adopt a school dress code that would prohibit a student from wearing a natural hairstyle, regardless of hair texture or type.

This program was created in 2012 and seeks to encourage private investment in the downtown commercial areas and to beautify the Sterling and Kenai Spur Highway corridors.

The legislation also updates marriage statutes to only require one witness instead of two to help support the state’s destination wedding industry while preserving the integrity of marriage.

Local governments interested in applying for CTP or TAP funding, must complete a Notice of Intent to Apply (NOIA) by October 31, 2022.

Subject to valid existing rights, the lands described in the Public Lands Order will be open to selection and application processing starting at 8 a.m. AKST on Sept. 14, 2022.