In new agreement with state, Indigenous landowners soften resistance to Ambler Road Three Alaska Native corporations and the state agency pushing the Ambler Road quietly signed a nonbinding agreement late last year.
Alaska's embattled economic development agency signs contracts with seven law firms AIDEA has long used outside attorneys. What’s new is selecting firms in advance, which the agency's leader says allows work to happen more quickly than going through the state’s procurement process each time an issue comes up.