Oil Tax Bill Still Not Finished by Senate, Session May Be Extended
There is talk of extending the Legislative session past April 15th in Juneau because the central issue of taxing the oil and gas industry...
Woman Charged with Faking Signatures on Coastal Zone Management Initiative
A petition book from Fairbanks for the Coastal Zone Management ballot measure was never turned in to election authorities by sponsors because it looked...
SE Natives Getting More Active In Fisheries Managment
A clan conference held last week in Sitka showed Southeast Natives stepping up their participation with both federal and state agencies in fisheries management.
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Derelict Vessel Adrift in Southeast Waters
The Coast Guard is monitoring a derelict vessel in U.S. waters off Alaska's coast that washed out to sea during the tsunami that struck...
Lawmaker Predicts Uphill Battle For Oil Tax Bill
State House Speaker Mike Chenault says it's "very unlikely" an oil tax bill will pass before the legislative session's scheduled adjournment.
That raises the potential...
GAO Raises Questions About Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan
A new report from the Government Accountability Office - or GAO - raises questions about Shell's plan to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic...
Innovative Court Program Encourages Settlment in Divorce Cases
Divorce can lead to a messy and drawn-out legal battle. But in Anchorage, an innovative court program is helping divorcing couples settle their cases...
Polls Say Sullivan Leads Anchorage Mayoral Race, Prop 5 Could Be Close
It's election season in Anchorage and you can't drive around the city without seeing signs for incumbent Mayor Dan Sullivan and challenger Paul Honeman....
Plane Crash Kills Miner’s Son, Sleetmute Tribal Leader
Richard I Wilmarth crashed his father's airplane at Red Devil Friday evening and he and his passenger both died in the crash. The...
State Re-districting Board Revises Map to Comply with Voting Rights Act, Fairbanks District Still Stretched Out
The state Re-districting Board voted to approve a new map of legislative districts over the week-end. This is a revision of last week's...
EPA Appeals Board Lets Air Quality Permit for Chukchi Drilling Go Through, but New GAO Study Says Government Still Not Adequately Prepared for Arctic Offshore Spill
The air quality permits for Shell Oil's Chukchi Sea drilling plans have passed muster with an appeals board of the Environmental Protection Agency. A...
Senate Finance Passes Scholarship Bill with Part of Fund Reserved for Needs-Based Assistance
The Governor will likely get a scholarship bill from the Senate, but not quite the one he wants. The Senate Finance Committee Friday approved...
Point Thomson Settlement Seen As Path to Gas Pipeline
Governor Sean Parnell today, (Friday) announced what is likely to be seen as a milestone in the development of North Slope Liquefied Natural Gas,...
Village Subsistence Fishermen Call for Bycatch Restrictions
Alaska villagers say it's time to crack down on the Pollock trawl fleet because it is intercepting too many salmon bound for their rivers. ...
Alaskan Dropped from FCC Board Amid Questions
An Alaskan appointed to a federal Communications Commission board, was dropped after a letter from Governor Sean Parnell's Chief of Staff asked for a...
Sitka Herring Fishery Goes on 2-hour Notice
Still no herring fishery in Sitka, where the fleet remained on two-hour notice for a fourth day Friday. More samples will be taken Saturday...
NPFMC Take No Action on Chum Bycatch
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council began taking public comment yesterday on measures to reduce the number of Chum Salmon caught incidentally by the...
Federal Highway Bill Gets Another Extension
Congress couldn't agree on re-authorizing the highway act. It melted down in the House, which just couldn't agree to get behind efforts by House...
House Ethics Committee Extends Probe of Rep. Young
The House Ethics Committee is extending an investigation into possible violations by Rep. Don Young of Alaska. Today’s announcement was the first public confirmation that the ethics panel is probing into Young. The Congressman's office says the investigation centers around donations made to his legal defense fund and whether they exceed the legal limit.