The Alaska Division of Public Assistance is set to rely on out-of-state contractors to process food assistance applications amid a yearslong staffing shortage, Department of Health officials confirmed.
Narwhal Exploration is one of three small, privately owned companies with offshore leases in West Harrison Bay, a promising but largely unexplored area once controlled by Shell. (via Northern Journal)
The proposal would let voters decide whether they want to apply a 1% tax to retail purchases, with revenues split evenly three ways between infrastructure, housing and behavioral health resources.
The 80th percentile rule prevented Alaska patients from receiving large medical bills for out-of-network care. But the Dunleavy administration and the state’s biggest insurance company, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, argued the rule also increased the cost of health care over time.
The Coast Guard operates the federal government’s icebreaker fleet, and the Polar Star is key to supplying American research bases in Antarctica from its Seattle home port. (via Alaska Beacon)
