Friday marked the end of a multi-year lawsuit over union dues between the Alaska State Employees Association and the Dunleavy administration. In 2019, the ASEA sued the state for what it called "anti-union" activity, citing the governor's administration ordering state employees to opt into union memberships annually, and pointing to the Janus decision. On Friday, five Alaska Supreme Court justices ruled unanimously that the state acted illegally and, they said, that the state was indeed hostile toward unions.
Bri Olzenak, one of the owners of the Prince William Sound Salt Company, said they donated locally produced salt to put into 400 goodie bags that went to each crew member. In addition, they created a special salt blend for the ship’s captain.
An Anchorage woman appeared before a judge Thursday afternoon facing felony charges for allegedly helping get rid of a woman’s body at a city trailhead following a fatal overdose late last year.
Opening statements were underway Thursday in the murder trial of Vincent Jovon Sandifer, who is accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old man during a late-night neighborhood confrontation in Spenard nearly four years ago.