If signed into law, HB 111 wouldn’t allow salmon farming, but it would allow the farming of “any bony fish belonging to the osteichthyes class.”

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh attention to a project that’s floundered for years despite support from state leaders.

Anchorage Republican Sen. James Kaufman, a member of the minority, said the measure was an opportunity to resolve the dividend debates. Juneau Democratic Sen. Jesse Kiehl said more analysis is needed, but a formula rewrite could provide certainty for Alaskans.

Governor Mike Dunleavy released a video on Monday giving more detail on HB 111, which would lift a longtime ban on certain types of commercial fish farming if passed.

Alaska State Parks is forming a Southeast Advisory Board. Residents of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau, and Haines can apply by May 15 to help guide park management and operations.

Alaska does not have an immigration detention center — the closest is in Tacoma, Washington. Two full-time U.S. Border Patrol officers were recently stationed full-time in Juneau. As an official port of entry, Juneau has had a full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer for many years.

The Alaska House majority on Friday chose to slow down a major school funding boost its members had previously expedited through the Legislature with calls for more closed-door negotiations. House Bill 69 was recently introduced by members of the Democrat-dominated House majority.

For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second time, by a woman.

The Ohio-based company filed a motion in bankruptcy court on Wednesday seeking to close nearly two-thirds of its stores as a part of a restructuring plan. The Juneau and Anchorage locations are listed for closure in Alaska.

As thousands of federal workers were being fired on Valentine’s Day by the Trump administration, a group of about 70 state employees rallied in front of the Alaska State Capitol seeking security for their wages and retirement.