Senate passes bill to reappropriate $10 million from port funding

Senate passes bill to reappropriate $10 million from port funding

By: Anna Lionas  The City of Nome could lose $10 million in state funding, which was part of a $175 million appropriation by the Alaska Legislature in May 2022 for the Port of Nome expansion. This has come as a shock to the City and legislators alike.  “It’s disheartening, it’s disgusting,” Nome Mayor John Handeland told the Nugget. The Alaska Senate voted Tuesday to approve a draft capital budget that reappropriates $10 million that were meant …

Juneau road and Nome port lose funding as Alaska Senate passes capital budget

Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, presents the Alaska Senate's draft capital budget on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, as fellow senators listen. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)As Alaska legislators confront a major state budget deficit, the state Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a “bare bones” $162 million capital budget to pay for construction and renovation projects across the state. The spending plan, which would take effect July 1, r…

Anchorage Assembly Approves $1.1B Bond for New Port Cargo Terminal - Alaska Business Magazine

HOME |  Anchorage Assembly Approves $1.1B Bond for New Port Cargo Terminal Photo Credit: Alaska Business The Municipality of Anchorage is positioned to …