Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
House Passes Governor’s Scholarship Bill
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Friday, the state House unanimously passed and sent to the Senate Governor Parnell’s bill relating to funding the merit-based Performance Scholarship program. The bill sets up the...
Kobuk 440 Leaders Resting in Ambler
Susan Bucknell, KOTZ – Kotzebue
The Kobuk 440 is underway. By 4:00 o’clock Friday afternoon, eight teams were into the Ambler Checkpoint; Ken Anderson arrived first at 1:37, then Chuck Schaeffer at...
Obama Appoints Yup’ik Woman to Nation Advisory Council on Indian Education
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
President Obama has appointed a Yup’ik woman to serve on the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, where she wants to make cultural knowledge a higher priority.
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Effort to Ban Cell Phones While Driving Comes to Halt
Associated Press
An effort to ban cell phone use while driving has been brought to a screeching halt.
The House Judiciary Committee on Friday killed House Bill 22 by Juneau Republican Rep. Cathy Munoz...
Alaska News Nightly: April 15, 2011
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Final Days of Session Remain Unclear
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The...
Klukwan Native Corporation Paying Out Half of Savings to Shareholders
Tara Bicknell, KHNS - Haines
The Klukwan Native Corporation is paying out half of its savings to its shareholders. For most that will mean a nest egg in the tens of thousands of dollars. Shareholders...
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
Coming up this week, herring fishing is slow around Ketchikan, despite not having an opening since the Bicentennial; There are concerns over the Bristol Bay King Salmon season;...
House Passes Budget Deal
Libby Casey, APRN - Anchorage
The U.S. House just passed the spending deal hammered out late last Friday night that avoids a government shutdown. It cuts more than $38
billion in spending, and would fund the...
Delegation, Environmentalists Debate Arctic Drilling Permitting Process
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Shell Oil Company has been waiting five years to get permission to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic, off Alaska’s coast. A clean...
Voter Intent Bill Passes Through House
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Voter intent would be the determining factor for counting write-in ballots in Alaska under a bill on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 31 passed...
Denali Kid Care Expansion Falls in Senate
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
A bill expanding the 14-year-old Denali Kid Care program failed on a tie vote in the Senate Wednesday. Denali Kid Care provides medical services to the children...
Redistricting Board Meeting in Anchorage
Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau
A draft map is expected by Thursday. Redistricting Board members meeting in Anchorage are working on preliminary plans that would redraw legislative boundaries around the state.
Board members...
Southeast, Southcentral Schools May Lose Millions
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
Southeast and Southcentral school districts stand to lose millions in federal funding under proposed changes to the Secure Rural Schools program. The Obama Administration is recommending reauthorization...
Mayor Sullivan Proposes Funding for Variety of Initiatives
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan wants to use $11 million in savings from the 2010 municipal budget to fund a variety of initiatives. $7 million would go to...
Elders Teach Students About Gathering Traditional Food
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Tuesday, the sun was shining on a handful of elders and about 40 high school students grouped around five seal carcasses laid out on blue tarps...
Kobuk 440 Starts Thursday
Photo and Story by Susan Bucknell, KOTZ – Kotzebue
The Kobuk 440 middle distance sled dog race gets underway Thursday afternoon on the ice in front of Kotzebue. The race makes its way...
Alaska News Nightly: April 13, 2011
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Delegation, Environmentalists Debate Arctic Drilling Permitting Process
Libby Casey, APRN –...
Native Group Challenging Eastern Yukon Territory Mine Permits
Vic Istchenko, CBC - Whitehorse
Tuesday in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, a Native group went to court to challenge the permits for a mine on the eastern border of the territory. The trial calls the authority...
House Republicans Unveil Budget Details
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
House Republicans unveiled over night the details of the budget deal hatched on Friday, right at the deadline before a government shutdown.
It...
XS Platinum Hopes to Revise Old Mines, Open New Ones
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
A mine is in the works for Togiak National Wildlife refuge near Dillingham. Mining claims were made for the area long before the refuge existed. Now a...