Alex DeMarban

The shutdown could impede or halt access to national park lands, campgrounds and other services, federal agency plans show.

Many federal workers in Alaska will go without pay during a shutdown while some services will slow down or stop all together.

An internet provider in the Aleutian Islands city said the community gateway could be used in other areas of Alaska.

The proposal would not return to the Assembly for a public hearing until June.

The letter comes as other Alaska officials and groups are pushing back against the merger. Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola earlier this month wrote a letter telling the FTC to block the merger. Alaska unions also have said they are opposed.

Questions about how to replenish the 12-mile-long waterway are driving a debate between the utilities that would primarily rely on existing infrastructure and an Alaska Native village that has chosen a replacement dam as its preferred option.

If built, the project would inject stored energy into the Railbelt grid when solar and wind power sag.

Also, the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday will vote on a resolution that, if approved, would call on the FTC to block the proposed merger.

An internet provider in the Aleutian Islands city said the community gateway could be used in other areas of Alaska.

The proposal would not return to the Assembly for a public hearing until June.

Questions about how to replenish the 12-mile-long waterway are driving a debate between the utilities that would primarily rely on existing infrastructure and an Alaska Native village that has chosen a replacement dam as its preferred option.

Also, a newly renovated downtown hotel and Spenard wellness center have opened while a U-Haul storage facility is on the way. Recently closed Sparta Pizza is up for sale.

Electric vehicle owners say traveling has gotten easier, but the rollout of the Alaska-led network has faced challenges.

The companies said they have an agreement for the sale with C&S Wholesale Grocers, operator of Grand Union and Piggly Wiggly stores in the Lower 48.

Officials with unions say they currently represent workers across Carrs Safeway stores while the union presence at Fred Meyer stores is limited, raising questions about whether a newly merged company will support union contracts.