Ferries fully funded in operating budget
The Alaska Marine Highway System got what it asked for in the Legislature’s operating budget. Next budget year’s sailings and routes will be similar to this year’s schedule.
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Former Unalaska mayor to run state ferry system
Shirley Marquardt is the new executive director of the Alaska Marine Highway. She’s a former Southwest Alaska mayor with decades of experience with coastal businesses.
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State Senate makes small cut to ferry system budget
The state Senate’s spending plan cuts funding from the Alaska Marine Highway System – but not a lot.
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Alaska ferry officials consider fuel alternatives
Alaska officials have no plans to convert state ferries to electrical power. But they’re installing engines that could use natural gas as well as diesel.
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Ferry system won’t shut down in April
Gov. Bill Walker signed a supplemental appropriations bill Tuesday funding the ferry system through the end of June.
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Ferry reform effort gets a boost
Legislative staff will draft a bill to establish a public corporation that would take over the ferry system. But it’s a long way from a done deal.
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Marine highway reform bills introduced in state House
Three bills aimed at protecting the Alaska Marine Highway System are before the state Legislature. Two would stabilize funding and maintain routes and a third addresses governance changes.
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Southeast’s year: Taku sold, Chinooks crash, mines petitioned and a Tongass turnaround
Southeast Alaska saw some major trends and events in 2017. They ranged from cruise ship passenger increases to budget decreases to labor battles to murder investigations.
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