Day: October 4, 2023

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Five years after affirming in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 the constitutional right of public employees to decline union membership and dues but still keep their jobs and benefits, the U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to ensure the unambiguous intent of that ruling is fully respected.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – As of Wednesday, Oct. 4, 18.72% of votes have been counted so far.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) – The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) has announced it received a $700,000 award from the Department of Energy to drive energy transition forward in the commercial fishing fleet.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – On Monday, twenty-four members of the Alaska State Legislature wrote to Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, urging the federal government to block the Kroger-Albertsons grocery store merger.

(Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) – State permits allowing water use by the proposed Donlin Gold mine face new legal challenges from opponents of the huge project in Southwest Alaska.

An Idabell woman riding a lawn mower died Friday afternoon near the Broken Bow airport.

Texarkana College’s school of bladesmithing will be featured tonight on the season premiere of the History Channel’s Forged In Fire. now.

The ribbon was cut yesterday and a second Love’s Truck Stop is open in Prescott, just off I-30 at exit 46. It’s across the street from the first Loves, which is one of the chain’s busiest locations in Arkansas. The new store will employ about 100 people including 15 who transferred from the old location. Company officials also have donated $2000 to the Prescott senior citizen center.