For the first time in six years, the Alaska Legislature has put a portion of the state’s budget, including funding for the Alaska Marine Highway System, on the fast track. The Alaska House of ...

Alaska’s state ferry system continues to face stiff headwinds when it comes to staffing, state officials say. Alaska Marine Highway officials say they’re struggling to attract and retain ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System made it through one step in the legislative budget process without further cuts. But those could come later. The House Finance Subcommittee on the state Department ...

Roughly 24% of the positions in the Alaska Marine Highway System are vacant, ... We’re not making as many as we need,” Tornga said in a House committee hearing on Tuesday.

Only five of Alaska's 33 ferry terminals are connected to a road system. The marine highway also connects the state to Bellingham, Washington, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Now, the Alaska Marine Highway System may finally be at a turning point. The federal infrastructure bill, passed in 2021, was a conveniently timed lifeline.

No casino. No mammoth banquets with expensive pates and tons of lobster. No midnight dancing. No pool, no glitzy entertainment, no seatings at the captain`s table. No tropical paradises to explore.… ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System was formed in tandem with statehood. In the early 1960s, Alaska voters had approved bond packages to build four ferries — the Malaspina, the Matanuska and the ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System was formed in tandem with statehood. In the early 1960s, Alaska voters had approved bond packages to build four ferries — the Malaspina, the Matanuska and the ...