AKPM Staff
Oil-tax bill moves to House Finance
The House Finance Committee is scheduled to begin meeting on the Oil Tax Bill right now. This is the first hearing of the tax re-write that was completed Sunday night by the House Resources...
"Standard Deduction" added to oil-tax vocabulary
The Senate finance Committee is working on a bill that re-writes the state’ tax on oil profits. Most legislators want some changes to the current method of raising revenue. But a new approach is...
Alaska Salmon fishery recertified as sustainable
The London-based Marine Stewardship Council has re-certified the entire Alaska commercial salmon fishery as environmentally sustainable. That means Alaska salmon products can continue to use the MSC’s blue eco-label in stores and retail outlets...
Southeast electrical ties moving forward
Alaska energy authority staffers got their marching orders last week for a proposed system of electrical transmission lines connecting the communities of southeast Alaska. A working group formed to study the possibility for an...
Citgo to distribute free heating fuel again this year
Thousands of gallons of free heating fuel will once again be distributed to households in parts of Alaska this winter. It's another gift from Venezuelan-owned oil company, Citgo--this year worth 8 million dollars.
Angela...
Oil-tax debate brings back memories
Oil tax discussions at the state capitol during the special session are reminiscent of years past when black crude first started flowing down the Trans Alaska Pipeline and the state was suddenly awash in...
Alaska News Nightly: November 6, 2007
APOC will quietly continue VECO investigations; The Oil-tax bill moves onto the House Finance committee and Alaska's salmon fisheries are recertified as sustainable. Those stories and more on tonight's Alaska News Nightly,...
Talk of Alaska: Blogging the trials
Courtroom crowds would come and go at the corruption trials of Tom Anderson, Pete Kott and Vic Kohring, but the web audience grew steadily throughout the trials. Bloggers made it possible to get many...
House and Senate get down to brass tacks on new oil taxes
The House and Senate Finance Committees are opening deliberations on new taxes for the oil industry -- and they could push he special legislative session to its thirty day constitutional limit -- or beyond.
Dave...
Legislature toys with Exxon-Valdez element in oil-tax rewrite
A new legal tool was introduced yesterday that, supporters say, would put pressure on Exxon to pay the two-point-five million dollars it owes Alaska residents from damages caused by the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. For...
"Amiable Nancy" may play central role in Supreme Court ruling on Exxon-Valdez
In February, the Supreme Court will look at what happened in the waters of Prince William Sound more than 18 years ago. But for legal precedence, the justices have agreed to Exxon’s request that...
Clock ticks down on Mat-Maid
The state's Creamery Corporation Board has set a final pickup date for milk bound for Matanuska Maid processing and scheduled a last delivery date for Matanuska Maid dairy products.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
Students push for action on global warming
Alaska students took part in several Washington, D-C events today aimed at urging action on climate change.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Governor Palin looks to create climate-change strategy
Members of Governor Palin’s cabinet meet tomorrow in Fairbanks as they begin to create a climate-change strategy for the state. Alaska trails other western states, and even some of its own cities, in taking...
Alaska News Nightly: November 5, 2007
Deliberations on new oil-tax shift into new gear in legislature; Mat Maid Milk flows towards last delivery and Alaska students push for action on global warming in Washington, DC. Those stories and more...
State tries to figure out recruitment and retention problems
A government task force is putting the finishing touches on a study that is expected to show why the state of Alaska is having trouble retaining and recruiting employees.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau
Alaska Supreme Court rules against mandatory parental consent for abortions
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled against a law which would have required girls sixteen years of age and younger to get parental consent before getting an abortion.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Court also strikes down official English-language initiative
The Alaska Supreme Court also ruled today to uphold a lower court decision that struck down a provision of the Official English Initiative.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Fort Knox Gold Mine gets the go ahead
Fairbanks Gold Mining can move ahead on its heap leach project at Fort Knox.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks