Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Task force report identifies ways to make child care more available and affordable in Alaska
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Child care shortages could be addressed by a combination of actions to help families with
Alaska to implement online identity verification option for individuals filing for unemployment Insurance benefits
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) Commissioner Catherine Muñoz announced that beginning Dec.
U.S. Department of Labor approves Alaska’s Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Program
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Recruiting and retaining qualified teachers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD), as well
Recently unionized home care workers in Alaska approve first contracts
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The first home care workers in Alaska to join a union specializing in their industry
Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, voter-approved increase
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan.
Prop 1 needs to be re-examined
By Larry Wood Spectrum Prop 1 was about three different issues. Usually, propositions encompass only one issue, project, law, whatever.
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with most votes counted
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.
A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better place to work and live
By Tony Knowles Spectrum I have both worked for hourly wages and for many years operated restaurant businesses paying hourly
Problems lurk in Palmer’s finances, ex-city manager warns
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman On a superficial basis, the city of Palmer appears in okay financial shape. However,
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and mandating paid sick leave
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska voters will weigh in on a ballot measure that would increase the state’s
Don’t be fooled: Ballot Measure 1 puts Alaska’s small businesses and workers at risk
By Sarah Oates, Kati Capozzi, Jillian Simpson, Rebecca Logan, Thor Stacey, Alicia Maltby Spectrum As the debate around Ballot Measure
New financial pressure on Head Start operators in Alaska and elsewhere has them turning to Congress for a cost of living increase for their programs
By Claire Stremple Alaska Beacon Hundreds of Head Start program leaders from all over the nation are in Washington D.