Dan Ortiz Archives - Page 2 of 2

Board seeks public input on relocating fisheries meeting to Ketchikan

by KCAW News | Jan 25, 2022 | Local News

Due to COVID concerns, the meeting was moved to Anchorage and pushed back two months, to early March. That prompted additional criticism from fishermen and subsistence harvesters. Now the board is reconsidering Ketchikan. Read More

Partisan redistricting plan could force some Southeast incumbents to run against each other next year

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Sep 13, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Alaska’s redistricting board recently drew new political boundaries that place Southeast’s four sitting House members within two districts. That’s because the new maps put two lawmakers’ homes in different districts than they’re currently in -- in one case by less than a few hundred yards. Read More

Southeast retains legislative seats under draft redistricting plan

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Sep 10, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Southeast Alaska's legislative districts have been reshuffled under a draft plan released by the Alaska Redistricting Board. There are broad political implications for how the boundaries are set for the next decade. Read More

Coastal lawmakers pan Dunleavy’s ferry budget proposal

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Dec 15, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Coastal Alaska lawmakers say they’re unhappy with Gov. Dunleavy’s proposal to cut more than $2 million from the state ferry system’s operating budget. The proposal will likely prolong the debate over the Alaska Marine Highway System’s future during the upcoming legislative session. Read More

Dunleavy vetoes ferry funding, Ocean Rangers, civil air patrol

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Aug 19, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Supplemental funding added by the legislature to bolster ferry service was eliminated by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Communities on Prince William Sound face a seven-month service gap under a draft winter schedule. Read More