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House passes tax plan, the bill Young says will open ANWR
Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
Rep. Young says the bill will lower taxes for Alaskans and, once reconciled with the Senate version, open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. But don’t run to the bank just yet.
ACLU says judges would invalidate crime law provision, but prosecutors see a solution
Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
If Gov. Bill Walker signs Senate Bill 54, American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska lawyer Tara Rich expects defense attorneys to file lawsuits almost immediately.
East Anchorage officer-involved shooting leaves one dead
Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Anchorage police officers killed a man late Wednesday night after he pointed a handgun at them.
UAA goes solar, panel by panel
Samantha Davenport, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
The power generated by the solar panels go directly to the building. They’ll provide around 3 to 7 percent of the building’s power in the summer.
Tracing social unrest in ancient Egypt to a volcanic eruption in Alaska
Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
“People recall a time in the past when there was widespread famine,” said Joseph Manning, a professor at Yale University. But the ancient civilization didn’t know it was caused by eruptions halfway around the world.
Kodiak’s commercial kelp harvest begins inside a seaweed nursery
Kayla Desroches, KMXT – Kodiak
Kodiak’s seaweed industry is growing, partly thanks to the investment of one company. Blue Evolution, which is based in the Lower 48 and turns kelp into pasta products, successfully completed harvest in May with a local fisherman in the City of Kodiak.
Bingo hall theft: Man in Halloween mask grabbed money and ran
Teresa Cotsirilos, KYUK – Bethel
On Tuesday night, a man in a Halloween mask walked into Bethel’s VFW Bingo hall, grabbed a fistful of money from the cash drawer and ran out the door. The Bethel PD have yet to make an arrest.
Interior Gas Utility sets public meetings to explain proposed purchase of Pentex Assets
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Interior Gas Utility has scheduled a couple of public meetings for later this month to inform Fairbanks North Star Borough residents about the status of the IGU board’s proposal to buy Pentex Alaska Natural Gas Company as part of the local utility’s efforts to build a natural-gas distribution system for Fairbanks and North Pole.
