More Bandwidth Coming to SW Alaska
Another high speed internet project is coming to the Bethel and Dillingham area in Southwest Alaska. GCI has announced that it was awarded $88 million...
Alaska to Challenge Constitutionality of New Health Care Plan
Governor Parnell on Tuesday announced that Alaska is joining 19 other states in challenging the constitutionality of the new Federal Health Care legislation.
Dave...
Legislature Paves Way to Study Mining Impact in Bristol Bay Area
The Alaska Legislature has set aside funds to pay for a review of the impacts of mining in the Bristol Bay region.
Mike Mason,...
Legislature Misses Deadline But Finishes Session
Neither the House nor the Senate met the ninety-day deadline in adjourning the session early Monday morning. But, after a lot of...
High-Profile Issues Left to the Last Legislative Minute
The Legislature has two days left to meet the 90-day session limit the voters have demanded. They have left a lot...
House Proposes Issuing PFD Checks for Beneficiaries
Alaskans will fight for their right to a Permanent Fund dividend check, and now a bill passed by the state House on Thursday...
Parnell’s Scholarship Plan Resuscitated
Governor Parnell’s Scholarship program was first pronounced dead several weeks ago. But it has continued to come back – each time with predictions of...
Juneau, Ketchikan to Get More Revenues for Cruise Visits
Juneau and Ketchikan will get more passenger-fee revenues under cruise-ship head-tax legislation passed by the state Senate on Wednesday.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
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House Takes a Look at Senate's Oil and Gas Proposal
The House on Wednesday took its first serious first look at the Senate bill that would separate the state’s oil and gas taxes. Senate...
Begich Proposes Extending Insurance Coverage for Military Families
The President may have signed a massive Democratic-sponsored health care bill into law last month, but Alaska Senator Mark Begich says Congress must also...
Interior Department to Gather Info On Offshore Drilling Plans
The Interior Department plans to spend the next six months gathering information about offshore drilling’s impacts in Alaska’s arctic waters. Secretary Ken Salazar announced...
Senate Approves its Capital Budget
The Senate on Tuesday passed its version of next year’s capital projects budget. The measure spends $1.4-Billion dollars in state money, another Billion in...
Competing Gas Line Proponents Start Working Together
A gas line directly from the North Slope to SouthCentral Alaska got extra force on Friday as sponsors of two competing development paths began...
Legislators Reject Two of Parnell's Appointments
Legislators on Friday rejected two of Governor Parnell’s appointments to governmental services while approving seventy two others – named to fill vacancies on Boards...
Parnell and Legislature Dueling Over Budget
The capital in Juneau on Thursday was trying to get a handle around the capital projects budget released by the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday...
Fish and Wildlife Service Begins Review of ANWR
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is starting to review the conservation plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The process is stirring debate...
Parnell Lays Out Priorities for Closing Days
Governor Parnell on Wednesday presented what’s important to him before the end of session – scheduled now for April 18th. Parnell said his...
BP and ConocoPhillips File Pipeline Plan
BP and Conoco-Phillips filed a natural gas pipeline plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC on Wednesday and plan to take bids...
Legislature Winding Down; Legislators Getting Edgy
With only 12 more days expected in this year’s session, legislators are beginning to get edgy about this year’s capital projects budget. ...
UAA Researchers Eyeing Concepts for Safer Drinking Water
A team of researchers at the University of Alaska Anchorage are working on a study that could eventually help make drinking water safer...