Parnell, Young Win Handily; Senate Seat Drama Begins
Staff, APRN - Anchorage
Lisa Murkowski appears to have beaten the odds. As of this morning, the incumbent senator's write-in campaign has apparently garnered 41...
State’s DEC Taking Over Some Federal Clean Water Act Powers
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency is turning over some of its Clean Water Act authority to the state Department...
Efforts to Stop Pebble Mine Discussed
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The effort to stop development of the proposed Pebble Mine through the use of a veto authority granted to...
Challenge of Write-In List Dropped
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A new challenge to a court decision allowing the use of write-in candidate lists at polling places has failed,...
Senate Candidates Try to Gain Last-Minute Vote
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks and Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Candidates are making their final rounds Monday as Alaska’s U.S. Senate race...
No Decision on Write-In Lists Yet
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
LATE BREAKING: The Alaska Supreme Court will allow limited distribution of the write-in candidate list.
Supreme Court Order (PDF)
At news...
Two Bethel Men Charged With Murder
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Two men in Bethel have been charged with murder, in what police are describing as a prolonged and torturous...
North Slope Borough Announces Agreement With Shell Oil
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The North Slope Borough has announced an agreement with Shell Oil that could ease the way for Arctic oil...
North Slope Bids Dominated by Great Bear Petroleum
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The state received approximately $9.5 million in bonus bids for its competitive oil and gas lease sales in the...
Judge Sides With Democratic, Republican Parties About Write-In List Issue
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Wednesday, an Anchorage judge sided with both the Alaska Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Alaska against the...
Multiple Lawsuits Arise Leading Up to General Election
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The court case involving polling place violations is only one of the legal actions marring this year’s general election.
Yesterday’s...
Miller’s Personnel Records Released
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller’s personnel records have been made public as of 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Miller said...
State’s National Petroleum Reserve Less Than Anticipated
Associated Press
Federal scientists say the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska contains less than one-tenth of the volume of oil than was previously estimated.
The U.S. Geological...
Republican, Democratic Parties Opposing Polling Place Write-In Lists
Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
With only days to go before the November election, Republicans and Democrats in Alaska have...
Supreme Court Judge Finding Resistance While Seeking Retention
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Article Four of Alaska’s Constitution requires that every judicial appointee stand for a public vote – approving or rejecting...
Chickaloon Villagers Opposing Coal Mining Activities
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Chickaloon villagers are fighting a state Department of Natural Resources decision to go forward on coal mining activities...
Enforcement of New Law Halted by Judge
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
A U.S. District Court Judge in Alaska has halted enforcement of a new law in Alaska that would prohibit...
Early Voting on Pace to Surpass 2006 Numbers
Associated Press
Absentee and early voting could play an important role in the outcome of the Alaska Senate race.
In the first three days of...
Democrats May Sue Over Voting Booth Write-In Lists
Associated Press
Alaska Democrats are threatening to sue the state, alleging election officials are trying to influence the outcome of the U.S. Senate race...
Effort to List Polar Bears as Endangered Hits U.S. District Court
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
A federal judge is ordering the Obama administration to review whether polar bears are endangered under federal law.
U.S....