The governor’s chief of staff says the Dunleavy administration is working to leverage federal infrastructure dollars to revitalize the Alaska Marine Highway System. Federal dollars have helped the state forward fund the ferry for 18 months, though Dunleavy vetoed about $8.5 million of the state’s appropriation earlier this summer.
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Alaska’s shrinking ferry fleet could get even smaller, as Governor Mike Dunleavy has offered to give away one of the state’s ships to the Philippines. The unusual move comes as the state says it’s paying nearly $450,000 a year to keep the Malaspina tied to the dock.
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Additional cases of COVID-19 reported on the Matanuska ferry has caused delays to northbound sailings. State officials confirm the cases are linked to an outbreak involving at least two crew members last week.
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The state ferry Kennicott will return to service March 30, two weeks later than planned. Several Southwest Alaska communities will lose port calls.
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State ferries will stop sailing by July if the Legislature fails to reach a budget deal. All 11 ships will head to their home ports and stay there.
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Prince Rupert leaders are in Juneau this week to lobby for continued ferry connections with Southeast Alaska.
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