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Senators seethe at IHS bungling
Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
President Trump proposes to cut the Indian Health Service budget by $300 million, and the head of the IHS had trouble justifying that 6 percent cut at a Senate hearing today. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who chaired the hearing, says the chronically underfunded IHS is already failing Native communities in the Lower 48, and she says that has to change.
Far apart politically and geographically, lawmakers talk oil and gas taxes
Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
The first substantial day of legislative meetings in 20 days occurred Wednesday, but the two majorities in the Legislature were far apart — and not just politically.
ConocoPhillips prepares to shut down Kenai LNG plant
Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
Last year, ConocoPhillips announced that it wanted to sell its liquefied natural gas plant on the Kenai Peninsula. The company hasn’t yet found a buyer. So, it’s moving to save expenses by mothballing the facility this fall.
ADN reports large salaries, small workload for state fisheries commission
Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Two state commissioners are making big money even though they don’t have much work left to do. That’s the story recently reported by the Alaska Dispatch News.
Lawsuit against ADN owner goes before judge
APRN Staff
A Superior Court judge heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit against the owner of Alaska’s largest newspaper.
Assembly covers Sullivan Arena deficit, supports on-site consumption
Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Anchorage is scrambling to cover hefty financial loses at the Sullivan Arena that are only expected to get worse.
Cleanup under way at sites along old pipeline that fueled Interior bases
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Cleanup work began this month at a mothballed pump station near Delta Junction that was part of the old Haines to Fairbanks Pipeline.
Coming back to Fairbanks for the lucrative job of pressure flushing the pipeline
Henry Leasia, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Robert Grove had spent three years living in a cabin he built in Talkeetna when he decided to return to Fairbanks to find work as a laborer on the Trans Alaska Pipeline.
Bethel native works to program a “Yup’ik Siri”
Teresa Cotsirilos, KYUK – Bethel
YK Delta communities are keeping Yup’ik alive through immersion schools, bilingual media, teacher training programs, and speaking the language at home. And now, Bethel native Christopher Liu is doing his part to bring his language into the 21st century.
