Monthly Archives: January 2008
Alaska News Nightly: January 30, 2008
Tonight in Alaska news... Don Young begins to raise money for legal defenses while the U.S. Senate investigates whether Bush administration officials are defending...
Anchorage airport provides a big part of city's prosperity
Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport continues to expand its role in international cargo shipping and as a major source of local jobs.
Len Anderson, KSKA...
Governor would not veto legislative session move to Anchorage
The Governor's comments came in a news conference this afternoon – just after the House State Affairs Committee held a two-hour hearing on legislation...
Frank Murkowski back in Alaska to promote gasline project
The Associated Press is reporting that former Governor Frank Murkowski is back in the state to promote a gas line project to deliver natural...
State files brief supporting Exxon Valdez plaintiffs
The state of Alaska has now joined with others in support of Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiffs. Today, the state filed an amicus brief...
New study sheds light on sexual assaults in Alaska
This morning the Alaska State Troopers and the University of Alaska Anchorage's Justice Center unveiled a new sexual assault study. The in-depth analysis examined...
Save the whales – again!
Some members of Congress joined conservationists today in urging the Bush Administration not to cave into efforts by Japan, Norway and Iceland to resume...
Whatcom, Washington withdraws from Thomas Bay hydro project
Officials with Whatcom county, Washington are pulling out of the permitting process for proposed hydro-electric facilities in Thomas bay, near Petersburg. A private company...
VPSO task force issues report on village safety
A task force looking into the need for law enforcement in rural communities has finished its report for the state senate. The Village Public...
What price a kidney?
A bill that would allow Nome representative Richard Foster to receive a donated kidney for transplant surgery passed from committee today. The Legislative Ethics...
Being a boxer in Bethel means a whole lot of travel
You probably wouldn't associate Bethel with boxing-- after all, there are no boxing clubs or gyms in the town. So, for one young Bethel...
Alaska News Nightly: January 29, 2008
Tonight in Alaska news... Governor Palin says she would not veto a bill to move legislative sessions to Anchorage. Also, Former Governor Frank Murkowski...
Talk of Alaska: The Future of Islam
Alaska Pacific University and other sponsors have put together a public discussion project called Engaging Muslims and are bringing speakers on Islam to the...
Should Legislature pass Constitutional Amendment for gas tax certainty?
Fairbanks Representative Jay Ramras is looking for industry and government input for a Constitutional Amendment he's sponsored. If approved by the public, the amendment...
Environmental groups seeking MMS documents disclosure
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit in federal court today seeking to force the release of...
Stevens, Murkowski and Young submit Exxon Valdez amicus brief
Senator Ted Stevens today laid out the groundwork for the amicus brief that was filed in support of the Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiff's...
Comments open on proposed Yukon Flats refuge / oil development land exchange
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed land exchange in the Yukon Flats National...
Anchorage could host Alaska’s first-ever firefighter combat competition
Anchorage's nationally- and internationally-successful Firefighter Combat Challenge team is used to battling other teams and the clock. But right now, the five-man team from...
Sitka may oppose 37-year old Native land-transfer process
The Sealaska Corporation is asking Sitka to delay consideration of a resolution opposing Native land selections within the Sitka Community Use Area. A delegation...
Catholic Church reformer speaking in Fairbanks and Anchorage
A national Catholic Church reform leader is visiting Alaska. Sister Christine Schenk is the director of Future Church. She says the Ohio-based coalition...