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Anti-Referendum Groups Get Pass On Financial Disclosures
By Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau
Ballot propositions can be expensive fights, with hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars spent. The Alaska Public Offices Commission, or APOC, is the group that tracks all that money.
Native Corporation 8A Contracting Declines
By Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Alaska Native corporations say they’re feeling the impacts of Congressional scrutiny and new rules for federal contracts. Previously the corporations, Native American tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations could enter noncompetitive federal contracts of any amount, and the corporations were getting contracts in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Clean Up Begins On Cargo Ship In Valdez With Leaky Containers
By Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez
Crews have begun cleaning and decontaminating a cargo ship that has been docked in the Port of Valdez for almost two weeks after leaking containers were discovered onboard. The BBC Arizona’s cargo was offloaded into a decontamination area earlier this week. Coast Guard spokesperson Lieutenant Allie Ferko says all 28 containers will be removed whether they are leaking or not…
Hot Weather Settles Over Most Of The State
Anchorage Police Target Distracted Drivers
By Daysha Eaton, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage Law Enforcement is cracking down on distracted driving, just as a national study highlights the problem. KSKA’s Daysha Eaton reports.
The Veniaminof Volcano Is Erupting
By Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The Veniaminof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula is apparently erupting. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the story.
Fish Tech Degree Program Starts Up In Sitka
Native Speakers Inspire Change
By Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Interior Alaska Native leaders shared stories of hardship and messages of hope during addresses at a conference in Fairbanks yesterday. The annual Rural Providers Conference is aimed at eliminating alcoholism, domestic violence, sexual abuse and suicide through traditional and modern means.
Alaska Author Tackles Arctic Gardening
By Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Seth Kantner is known to many Alaskans as the award winning author of the novel Ordinary Wolves and a collection called Shopping for Porcupine.
