AKPM Staff
Anchorage’s acting mayor to run for full term
The candidate list for spring's race for Anchorage mayor just increased to ten. This afternoon Acting Mayor Matt Claman announced he wants to make his temporary position permanent.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
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Afognak Island mountain renamed for first Alaska Native DPS Commissioner
The Afognak Native Corporation announced the renaming of a mountain on Afognak Island in honor of Glenn G. Godfrey -- the first Alaska Native to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Public...
Redoubt Volcano status ‘orange’ for continued seismicity
Redoubt volcano, located about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, has been kicking up a bit over the last few days, prompting the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) to raise its volcano alert level to "orange."...
Alaska fish board explores changes to commercial Dungeness plans
The State's Board of Fish heard testimony last week over proposals to open and close a number of areas in Southeast Alaska to commercial Dungeness crab fishing. Some proposals seek to end commercial harvests...
Southeast Alaska may be big winner in carbon credit programs
One way to reduce global warming is to burn less fossil fuel. Coal, oil and natural gas have generated most of the carbon emissions that have started heating the planet. But these days, you...
Alaska News Nightly: January 26, 2009
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No solutions yet for Emmonak economy
Steve Heimel, APRN...
Alaska unemployment is on the rise
Alaska's unemployment rate has reached its highest level in nearly five years. The state Labor Department reports the seasonally adjusted rate rose three-tenths of a percentage point in December to 7.5%. The national rate...
Governor Palin delivers State of the State address
Governor Palin last night delivered her third state of the state address. She called for unity in working through the challenges Alaskans face -- and presented an agenda for improving the state’s economic conditions.
Dave...
Legislature takes up constitutional issue over PFD
The question of the state’s constitutional authority to pay a permanent fund dividend this year is now before the legislature.
There are opposing legal opinions on the question, and lawmakers will need to decide which...
Senator Begich given seat on Veterans Affairs Committee
Senator Mark Begich has secured a seat on the Veterans Affairs Committee. It’s his third committee assignment, after Armed Services and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Begich says it’s a good fit, since...
Salmon populations may be under threat from ocean acidification
A lot of money is being spent researching ecological changes in the Bering Sea, buy only one instrument - miles to the south - is currently measuring the acidity of Alaska waters. Researchers hope...
The 30 year forecast for Alaska: colder
Cooler drier weather may be the long range forecast for Alaska. A climate pattern called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or PDO, is showing signs of going into a cold phase for the North Pacific. ...
Fast-ferry Chenega struggles with winter weather
Winter weather has stopped the Chenega from sailing again. Gale-force winds kept the fast ferry from making today’s Juneau-Haines run. Wind also blocked Thursday’s Juneau-Sitka sailing. Today is at least the sixth time in...
Ferry ridership continues to grow
The number of people riding state ferries continues to grow. Preliminary figures from 2008 show about 340,000 people getting on board. That’s a 6% increase over the previous calendar year. Vehicle numbers were also...
35 Alaskans Pledge to Help Rural Alaska Through AmeriCorp
In Anchorage today a group of 35 Alaskans took a one year Americorp pledge to work in rural Alaska communities on projects ranging from health education and substance abuse prevention to recycling and community...
Alaska News Nightly: January 23, 2009
Alaska's unemployment rate is on the rise. Governor Palin gives her State of the State address before the legislature. And Mark Myers is returning to Alaska to serve as the State’s Pipeline Coordinator. ANd...
Territorial Guard retirement benefits in jeopardy
Alaskans who served in the Territorial Guard will no longer be able to count their service towards Army retirement benefits. The largely Native militia formed to guard the territory of Alaska from the threat...
Senator Olson calls for decisive energy assistance for rural villages
Nome Senator Donald Olson is hoping Governor Palin will address the urgent need for assistance in rural Alaska in her annual address to the legislature tonight. Olson a Democrat from the small Seward Peninsula...
New numbers show impact of fishing on Alaska’s economy
A new study shows that Alaska’s fishing industry has nearly a $6 billion impact on the state’s economy.
Anne Hillman, KUCB - Unalaska
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Mark Myers to become Alaska’s Pipeline Coordinator
Mark Myers is returning to Alaska to serve as the State’s Pipeline Coordinator. Most recently Myers has been headquartered in Washington DC as director of the US Geological Survey - and before that as...