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3 天之前 · Hegseth nomination for Pentagon chief advances in U.S. Senate in close vote BY: Ashley Murray - January 23, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday advanced the nomination of veteran and onetime Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the nation’s military, despite numerous allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct, and his history of disparaging women in the armed forces.
Alaska Legislature opens new session on time and in order, a first ...
4 天之前 · For the first time in eight years, the Alaska Legislature has opened its two-year session without a deadlock in its lower chamber. On Tuesday, members of the state House of Representatives picked Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, as speaker of …
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and …
2024年10月18日 · A sign outside of a McDonald's restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Oct. 7, advertises openings for jobs that pay up to $16 an hour. Voters will decide the fate of a ballot measure that would set a $15-an-hour minimum wage …
Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas …
2024年12月31日 · State regulators and advocates say they’re growing increasingly concerned about urban Alaska’s energy supply as the region’s utilities hurtle toward a shortfall in local natural gas as soon as 2027 — without a clear plan to replace it. …
Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas …
4 天之前 · After Hilcorp’s 2022 announcement about expiring contracts, the electric utilities, along with natural gas utility Enstar, began studying the potential to import liquefied supplies of the fuel from outside Alaska to fill the expected gaps.. That work is still underway, with Enstar officials recently confirming that they’re advancing plans for a Kenai Peninsula import terminal.
Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than …
2024年12月3日 · The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in 11 th place among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The median hourly wage – which is calculated in a way that reduces the influence of the highest and lowest numbers – was $26.99.
Construction and oil expected to lead job growth in Alaska this year
2025年1月3日 · Construction workers attend to outdoor tasks on Dec. 17, 2024, at a residential project being built in downtown Anchorage. Alaska is expected to gain 1,500 construction jobs this year, according to the annual forecast published by state Department of Labor and Workforce Development economists.
A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better …
2024年10月21日 · I have both worked for hourly wages and for many years operated restaurant businesses paying hourly wages. During college and around and about my service in the Army, including a tour in Vietnam, I worked as a roughneck on oil rigs throughout the West.
In Fairbanks, Begich and Peltola offer sharply different views of ...
2024年10月10日 · Election 2024; Government & Politics; In Fairbanks, Begich and Peltola offer sharply different views of federal spending in Alaska Alaska’s incumbent Democrat trumpeted her support for infrastructure spending, while her Republican challenger warned about debt