Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: May 5, 2011
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New Plan Aims to Help More Prisoners Successfully Reenter Society
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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Coming up this week, one federal board wants another to crack down on salmon bycatch; herring attention moves westward, and Bristol Bay is being held up as a shining example for sustainable salmon...
US House Votes on ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’
Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
That Republican vote in the U.S. House to block any government funding connected to abortion Wednesday included Alaska's Don Young. 16 Democrats joined Republicans in that vote.
The...
Court Upholds Decision Halting Juneau Access Projects
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a lower court decision halting the Juneau Access project.
The court ruled that federal District Court Judge John Sedwick ...
House, Senate Agree on State’s Operating Budget
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
17 days into the special legislative session – and the House and Senate Wednesday finally agreed on the terms of the state’s operating budget for next year. ...
Fate of Denali Commission Funds Still Unknown
Photo and Story by Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Staff at Alaska’s Denali commission are waiting to hear whether or not they will need to return $15 million of their funding. Congress ...
Data Shows Alaska’s Oil Tax Climate Remains Competitive
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Data released from the State Department of Revenue shows Alaska’s oil tax climate is more competitive than it’s been represented to be by proponents of industry tax...
Anchorage Officials Campaign to End Panhandling
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage officials are starting a campaign to end panhandling in the city. Mayor Dan Sullivan said Wednesday that the new “Change for the Better” program will help...
Today Marks 100th Anniversary of Cordova Coal Party
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
It’s the 100 year anniversary of a fight between Alaskans and the federal government over energy resources. Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell says the story and message of...
Whaling Season Off to Strong Start
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Whalers in Northern Alaska are off to a strong start for the 2011 spring season. Crews have been in full gear since the first leads opened up in...
Subsistence Board Votes to Set Hard Cap on Bycatch
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The Federal Subsistence Board voted in favor of setting a hard cap on bycatch accidentally caught by fishermen in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.
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Air National Guard Get Natural Disaster Response Training in Alabama
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
35 members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Medical group are in Alabama this week providing free medical and dental care. They are not in an...
Alaska News Nightly: May 4, 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.
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Court Upholds Decision Halting Juneau Access Projects
Casey Kelly, KTOO –...
Subsistence Board Pushing for Hard Limits on Bycatch
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA - Anchorage
The Federal Subsistence Board Tuesday got itself involved with the controversy over the amount of salmon the trawl fishing fleet is catching in federal waters - both King and Chum...
BP Paying $25 Million for 2006 North Slope Spill
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
BP Alaska has agreed to pay $25 million in civil penalties for an oil spill on the North Slope back in 2006.
Investigators say the 5,000 barrels of crude leaked...
Corps of Engineers Planning ‘Remedial Investigation’ at Fort Glenn
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning what’s called a “remedial investigation” at Fort Glenn, a former defense site on Umnak Island. The goal is to figure...
Latest Salcha Ice Jam Appears to Release
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The flood threat which prompted an evacuation notice last night for an area of Salcha subsided some this morning. A new ice jam on the Tanana River...
Alaska Bar Association Meeting in Fairbanks
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Lawyers from around the state will be in Fairbanks this week for the Alaska Bar Association’s annual convention, but some of them won’t be attending the keynote...
Coast Guard Names Sitka a ‘Coast Guard City’
Photo and Story by Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Sitka was officially named a “Coast Guard City” on Saturday. The designation belongs to only 12 communities in the country and is awarded by...