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Compromise to avoid state shutdown could happen soon
Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
State lawmakers are working on a budget compromise to avoid a government shutdown that could be completed as soon as tonight.
‘Sense of relief’ as cuts to UA system are less than expected
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The University of Alaska learned it would face cuts, even though UA president Jim Johnsen said the cuts were less than expected.
Walker signs bill granting health insurance to dependents of fallen police, firefighters
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Governor Bill Walker has signed legislation which requires the state to provide health insurance for the dependents of state law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Murkowski’s take on health bill? Stay tuned.
Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski wouldn’t say how she’ll vote on the health care reform bill Senate leaders released Thursday, but it does things she has said she’s against, like shrinking Medicaid expansion and defunding Planned Parenthood.
Body of missing boater recovered on Bering Strait beach
Associated Press
The body of a man missing on a boating trip out of the Bering Strait village of Wales has been recovered.
“Doesn’t he know it’s frozen?” How Alaska almost overlooked Prudhoe Bay
Elizabeth Harball and Zoe Sobel, Alaska’s Energy Desk
You could argue — and a lot of people do — that Alaska would be a completely different place if it weren’t for a man named Tom Marshall.
Fish and Game shoots black bear thought to have killed 16-year-old runner
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
That bear had been shot once already during an effort Sunday to recover the 16-year-old’s body.
Man charged in 2015 Wasilla double murder
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Court documents detail the case against a Wasilla man accused of a double murder along the Denali Highway.
Alaska trail advocates warn Governor Walker of transportation funding lapses
Henry Leasia, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Advocacy group Alaska Trails has sent a letter to let Governor Bill Walker know that transportation funds are at risk. Last September, Alaska returned $2.6 million to the US Department of Transportation.
