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Docked Drone Operations in Alaska Highlighted at NestGen 2025
During the “Autonomous Docked Drone Integration with GIS Systems in Alaska” session at NestGen, attendees heard from experts at the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) and Esri on ho ...
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Alaska legislator reintroduces bill to privatize Alaska Railroad
An Alaska state legislator has reintroduced a bill that would require the state to sell the Alaska Railroad. House Bill 120 ...
Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights
The Department of Homeland Security says it’s ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of ...
Juneau Empire8d
Juneau Access Road is on the map again, as DOT seeks bids for Lynn Canal transportation study
In 2017, then-Gov. Bill Walker declared the Juneau Access Road project dead due to the state’s financial struggles. State ...
Juneau Empire10d
20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money
A proposed 20-year plan seeking to restore the ailing Alaska Marine Highway System to a more reliable and sustainable transportation hub calls for, above all, adequate funding for operations and ...
Peninsula Clarion10d
Ravn discontinues service to Homer
Aleutian Airways continues to provide service to and from Homer. Ravn Alaska will halt service to Homer, effective Tuesday, ...
Peninsula Clarion20d
‘Where does this end?’: University of Alaska to strip diversity and inclusivity language from programs, policies
The University of Alaska will strip language referring to “affirmative action,” diversity, equity, inclusion and “other associated terms” from policies, programs, activities, job titles and others — ...
The Nation21d
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Today, the Department of Education is the site of our strongest national commitments to equal opportunity for school-age children. This wasn’t always the case. For much of its early history ...
The New York Times21d
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
“We anticipate reducing the department’s civilian work force by 5 to 8 percent to produce efficiencies and refocus the department on the president’s priorities and restoring readiness in the ...
New York Post21d
Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The 2025 Iditarod race, which normally begins in Anchorage, Alaska, will begin at an alternate location this year due to a lack of snow. The main reason for the relocation to Fairbanks is the ...
The Hill22d
Department of Education contract cuts spur ‘chaos and confusion’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on his social platform X the Education Department canceled “89 contracts worth $881mm” and “29 DEI training grants totaling ...
Newsday22d
Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?
JUNEAU, Alaska — Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh attention to a project ...