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6/25/13 Eleven Yup'ik subsistence fishermen to appeal ruling on fishing out of season; Initiative would raise $7.75 minimum wage; Fire danger is high

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Anchorage, AK – Fishermen cited during a poor king salmon run last year are appealing their convictions.
An initiative to raise the minimum wage in Alaska has made it to the signature-gathering phase. The initiative would raise the minimum wage from $7.75 to $9.75 in 2016. Sponsors say it takes at least $12 an hour to support a family in this state.
With fire danger high, an effort to help homeowners improve their property's chancces of surviving a summer, may be coming to an end.