Oil Producers Get Break On Alaska Property Taxes
Public documents show Gov. Sean Parnell’s administration worked out a deal with Alaska’s major oil producers that allows the companies to withhold tens of millions of dollars in property taxes.
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State Hurrying To Update Rural Infrastructure Before Federal Dollars Diminish
Federal money for rural infrastructure is drying up, and state agencies are overhauling projects while they still can. With Alaska’s brief construction season about to begin, state officials are hurrying to bring airfields, roads, and other Bush infrastructure up to standard before funds get scarce.
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‘Second Shake’ Rattles Noatak, Northwest Brooks Range
Just two weeks after the strongest earthquake in the region in more than 30 years, residents of Noatak and others near the far western edge of the Brooks Range felt another series of powerful quakes over the weekend.
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Burst Water Pipe Likely Cause For Skagway Ferry Dock Sinking
State transportation officials agree that a burst water pipe likely caused the Skagway ferry dock to sink last month. Repairs continue in hopes of getting the dock operational and returning ferry service to the Southeast community within the next week.
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Juneau Considers Solutions To Housing Shortage
City officials are hoping to address Juneau’s longstanding housing shortage by opening more public land to development.
The Juneau Planning Commission recently recommended about 150 acres of city-owned land on Pederson Hill be rezoned to allow a residential neighborhood to be built. The idea is to copy the early 20th century-style subdivisions of downtown Juneau and Douglas. But not everybody is happy about the proposal.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 5, 2014
Oil Producers Get Break On Alaska Property Taxes; Alaska GOP Aims To Block Party Coups; Alaska Villages Find Success With Wind-Diesel Energy Combination; ‘Second Shake’ Rattles Noatak, Northwest Brooks Range; Warm, Dry Weather Prompts Southeast Alaska Fire Warning; Breakup Underway Along Yukon River; State Hurrying To Update Rural Infrastructure Before Federal Dollars Diminish; Burst Water Pipe Likely Cause For Skagway Ferry Dock Sinking; Alaska Airlines Center Adds New Dining Option; Juneau Considers Solutions To Housing Shortage
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Alaska Airlines Center Adds New Dining Option
With around four months left until it's slated to open, the University of Alaska Anchorage is tweaking the design of its new sports complex.
The university has decided to add a new restaurant in an effort to draw in the surrounding community.
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Alaska GOP Aims To Block Party Coups
The Alaska Republican Party has taken measures to prevent a takeover by libertarian and Tea Party activists.
Two Alaska State Troopers Slain In Tanana
A 19-year-old Tanana man has been arrested in connection with the murder of two Alaska State Troopers on Thursday. The bodies of the two slain law officers were brought to the state medical examiner’s office in Anchorage on Friday, accompanied by a Trooper escort.
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Tanana Residents Devastated By Trooper Deaths
Tanana is an Athabascan village about 130 miles west of Fairbanks, near the confluence of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers. The village’s 300 residents all know one another, and many are related.
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Lindsey Holmes Not Seeking Reelection To House Seat
Holmes has served eight years in the Legislature, six of them as a Democrat. She switched parties after her last election, and then became the target of a recall campaign. She says that while the criticism was difficult, that's not her primary motive for leaving office.
Firefighters Respond To Caribou Lake Wildfire
Firefighters with the Alaska Division of Forestry are responding to a wildfire near Caribou Lake today.
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Carl Moses Remembered for ‘Full Career’ of Public Service
Flags are at half-staff today as Alaska says goodbye to its longest-serving state representative. Carl Moses died in Sand Point on Wednesday after a long illness. He was 84. He leaves a legacy of service in Southwest Alaska and across the state.
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Fairbanks Schools Anticipating Teacher, Staff Reductions
The State Legislature has boosted money for education, but it’s not enough to stem cuts by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The district is getting 6 million new dollars from the state, $3.3 million more than the expected increase, but acting Superintendent Karen Gaborik says it’s not sufficient to avert teacher and staff reductions.
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AK: Smokejumpers
The first Red Flag warnings have already been issued for parts of Southcentral and the Interior and wildland firefighters are gearing up for the season. Some of them will approach wildfires from the ground, but there’s one elite group that’s been training for more than two months to fight fire from the air.
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300 Villages: Wrangell
Carol Rushmore works for the city and Borough of Wrangell.
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Alaska News Nightly: May 2, 2014
Two Alaska State Troopers Slain In Tanana; Tanana Residents Devastated By Trooper Deaths; Tensions Bubble Up Between Alaska GOP, Tea Party; Firefighters Respond To Caribou Lake Wildfire; Rep. Lindsey Holmes Will Not Seek Reelection; Carl Moses Remembered For ‘Full Career’ Of Public Service; Fairbanks Schools Anticipating Teacher, Staff Reductions; AK: Smokejumpers; 300 Villages: Wrangell
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Miller Rejects Unity Pledge At Republican Convention
At the Republican convention, Senate hopefuls mostly avoided personal attacks and stuck to their message of beating Democratic incumbent Mark Begich. But dark horse candidate Joe Miller broke the calm when he said he would not support the Republican nominee if he didn't win.
Alternative Public Education Opportunities
For many years policy leaders have been talking about ways to bring more education choices to rural Alaskans. Now those options are beginning to appear. Legislation has passed to benefit charter schools and boarding schools around the state.
APRN: Tuesday, 5/6 at 10:00am
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