Begich holds seats on three major committees—Natural Resources, Transportation & Infrastructure, and Science, Space & Technology—and serves as vice chair on subcommittees overseeing energy and rail policy.

The legislation corresponds to an Alaska legislative resolution that addresses the current NDBC station outages that monitor wind, waves, and ocean conditions.

A total of 36 occupation groups showed their pay rates below the benchmark, with four exceptions, while 31 groups failed to meet the standard.

The Senate Finance Committee fast-tracked the change and moved the stripped-down version of House Bill 69 to the floor for a vote expected Friday.

Avalanche danger in the backcountry is classified as HIGH, with very dangerous avalanche conditions

The fish population data indicated that the fish would not be caught in the Aleutian Islands, so the fishery management team decided to move them.

The rate increase raises the residential energy rate from 16.64 cents to 17.14 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Construction saw the biggest gains, adding 1,000 jobs year-over-year, fueled by oil and gas activity on the North Slope and off-season, federally funded infrastructure projects.

Glenfarne Alaska LNG LLC, an affiliate of Glenfarne Group, officially became the majority owner and lead developer of the Alaska LNG Project.