Monthly Archives: November 2007
Undersized crab haul sets a record in Wrangell
Alaska wildlife troopers are handling a case involving one of the highest percentages of undersized crab in recent history. Troopers report the F/V Leanna...
History shows oil taxes paramount to Alaska's survival
Alaska’s first oil severance tax was a simple one percent of gross production. Now days, oil taxes are complicated formulas designed to bring...
The end of an era in Unalaska
On Sunday, residents of Unalaska bid farewell to one of the most storied drinking establishments in modern Alaskan history. It used to be called...
Alaska News Nightly: November 7, 2007
Two Alaskan Soldiers die in Iraq; The Indian Health Care Improvement Act gains momentum in U.S. House Plus, the Alaska Municipal League holds its...
City drops I/M test
Come January 1st, 2010, Anchorage drivers will no longer be paying about 60 dollars for an vehicle Inspection/Maintenance test. Last night the...
Community Forum: Professor Steve Haycox & Michael Carey
What will historians write about the last two decades of Alaska politics? On Community Forum with Nellie Moore, UAA American cultural historian and opinion...
APOC forges ahead with investigation
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will continue its investigation into whether VECO executives illegally paid for polling -- despite being asked by the Feds...
Oil-tax bill moves to House Finance
The House Finance Committee is scheduled to begin meeting on the Oil Tax Bill right now. This is the first hearing of the tax...
"Standard Deduction" added to oil-tax vocabulary
The Senate finance Committee is working on a bill that re-writes the state’ tax on oil profits. Most legislators want some changes to the...
Alaska Salmon fishery recertified as sustainable
The London-based Marine Stewardship Council has re-certified the entire Alaska commercial salmon fishery as environmentally sustainable. That means Alaska salmon products can continue to...
Southeast electrical ties moving forward
Alaska energy authority staffers got their marching orders last week for a proposed system of electrical transmission lines connecting the communities of southeast Alaska....
Citgo to distribute free heating fuel again this year
Thousands of gallons of free heating fuel will once again be distributed to households in parts of Alaska this winter. It's another gift...
Oil-tax debate brings back memories
Oil tax discussions at the state capitol during the special session are reminiscent of years past when black crude first started flowing down the...
Alaska News Nightly: November 6, 2007
APOC will quietly continue VECO investigations; The Oil-tax bill moves onto the House Finance committee and Alaska's salmon fisheries are recertified as sustainable....
Talk of Alaska: Blogging the trials
Courtroom crowds would come and go at the corruption trials of Tom Anderson, Pete Kott and Vic Kohring, but the web audience grew steadily...
House and Senate get down to brass tacks on new oil taxes
The House and Senate Finance Committees are opening deliberations on new taxes for the oil industry -- and they could push he special legislative...
Legislature toys with Exxon-Valdez element in oil-tax rewrite
A new legal tool was introduced yesterday that, supporters say, would put pressure on Exxon to pay the two-point-five million dollars it owes Alaska...
"Amiable Nancy" may play central role in Supreme Court ruling on Exxon-Valdez
In February, the Supreme Court will look at what happened in the waters of Prince William Sound more than 18 years ago. But for...
Clock ticks down on Mat-Maid
The state's Creamery Corporation Board has set a final pickup date for milk bound for Matanuska Maid processing and scheduled a last delivery date...
Students push for action on global warming
Alaska students took part in several Washington, D-C events today aimed at urging action on climate change.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC