House panel takes first step to restoring ‘basic, minimal’ year-round ferry service
The money would restore 12-months of “basic, minimal service.”
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Hundreds rally in support of state ferries. AKLEG Day 22 Recap
Ferries, alcohol laws and the budget.
‘It should be easier to protect our waterways than pollute them.’ AKLEG Day 21 Recap
A bill proposes to set up a formal process for making designations for pristine waterways, but opponents say the proposal is overly political and effectively impossible.
Ferry outage in Southeast Alaska could extend through end of March. AKLEG Day 17 Recap
“There’s a good likelihood we will not have service in Southeast in March,” conceded Department of Transportation Commissioner John MacKinnon on Thursday.
Ferry-loving Sen. Stedman blasts DOT’s attempt to pin ferry troubles on Legislature
Stedman comes to the defense of his “beloved marine highway.”
State finally releases ferry system study, finding privatization is ‘not feasible’
The report finds that no routes could be operated at even a break-even level by a private company. The nearest to profitable would still require a $370,000 subsidy.
AKLEG Day 65: House calls for wide distribution of Elizabeth Peratrovich coin in Alaska
The Legislature continued with a packed schedule on Day 65. More stuff than we can keep track of happened, but here’s a few of the…