Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Collective Bargaining Conundrum Reaches Juneau
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Threats to public employee collective bargaining rights have reached Alaska.
Palmer Republican State Representative Carl Gatto has introduced a bill mimicking controversial measures in Wisconsin and other states....
Lawmakers Address Insurance Coverage of Autism Diagnosis, Treatment
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
Alaskan lawmakers are again considering legislation that would require health insurance companies cover the diagnosis and treatment for Autism. As it is, parents of Autistic children say they...
Fairbanks Looks into Fluoride Issue
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The city of Fairbanks is holding public comment sessions tonight and tomorrow night on a city commissioned task force report about fluoride in drinking water. The task...
BLM Investigates Red Devil Mine Contamination
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is getting ready to peel back a layer at the contaminated Red Devil Mine on the Kuskokwim River. The old mine...
Bill Would Establish Public Gardens Day
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Alaska isn’t exactly known as a Mecca for gardeners, but a bill establishing a Public Gardens Day passed the state House Tuesday.
House Bill 18 was sponsored by Democratic...
Alaska News Nightly: March 29, 2011
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS.
Download Audio (MP3)
Delegation Reacts to US Mission in Libya
Libby Casey, APRN –...
Talk of Alaska: Renewable Energy
The options for renewable energy are increasing. There are new sources for power generation; there is better insulation, amd more efficient appliances, and there are better designs for all sorts of...
Some Aspects of National Health Care Law Not Carrying Over to Retirees
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
One of the most popular parts of the one-year-old national health care law is now in place for many Americans: kids can stay on their parents’ ...
No Decisions Made on Coastal Management Program
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The legislature is heading into the last three weeks of this year’s session – and there’s concern over the time it will take to fix the ...
Bill Proposes Lowering Legal Drinking, Smoking Ages for Military Members
Associated Press
Military members under the age of 21 would be allowed to legally drink and smoke under a bill introduced by an Alaska lawmaker.
Republican Representative Bob Lynn says that neither he nor the...
Sitka Herring Sac Roe Fishery on Two-Hour Notice
Melati Kaye, KCAW – Sitka
The Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery went on two-hour notice today, meaning the first opening of one of Alaska’s most lucrative fisheries could get underway at...
Disaster Preparedness Gains Interest in Anchorage
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
With images and stories of Japan’s post earthquake plight daily filling the media, many Alaskans have become more concerned about how safe we are. Recently, large public...
Bethel Holds Cama-i Dance Festival
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
The three-day Cama-i Dance Festival, which features Yup’ik dancing, was held in Bethel over the weekend.
Download Audio (MP3)
Tebughna Foundations Hosts Benefit Concert
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Members of tribal groups such as the Hochunk, Navajo, and Sioux traveled to Anchorage from South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Canada for the Ida’ina powwow, which was...
Alaska News Nightly: March 28, 2011
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS.
Download Audio (MP3)
Some Aspects of National Health Care Law Not Carrying Over...
Settlement Awards Sex Abuse Victims $166.1 Million, Written Apologies
Associated Press
An order of priests has agreed to pay $166.1 million to hundreds of Native Americans and Alaska Natives who were abused as children at the order’s schools around the Pacific Northwest.
The...
Game Board to Meet on Bear Snaring Issue
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The state game board begins its meeting on Southcentral hunting issues on Saturday in Anchorage. Proposals changing rules on bear snaring in a game management unit near...
Judge Sets Militia Members’ Trial Dates
Associated Press
The Fairbanks militia members who are accused of planning to kill government officials, now have trial dates set for May.
The defendants face both federal and state charges. At a hearing yesterday,...
Athena Society Inducts Nine, Honors Another
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
This week the Anchorage Athena Society inducted nine women and honored one more with an award. The goal is to encourage women to continue doing good things...
Forecasters Investigate Breakup Factors
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
As spring advances across Alaska, forecasters are looking at factors that will determine the severity of this year’s break up. National Weather Service River Forecast Center Hydrologist...