Districts prepare for student tests to evaluate teachers
While this school year is newly under way, district officials across Alaska are turning their attention to additional standardized tests students will take next year to help rank teachers.
Sealaska looks to diversify revenue stream
As Sealaska Corp. reduces its timber program, the company says it is exploring new revenue streams, including a possible acquisition of a natural foods business.
Of $1B settlement, $125M earmarked for Alaska tribes
Attorneys for Indian tribes and the Interior Department announced today an agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit for $940 million. It’s a case that dates back to 1994. Since then, until 2013, the department short-changed some 640 tribes that had federal contracts to provide services to their people. Alaska tribes are among those owed money.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
Feds settle class-action lawsuit with tribes for $940M; Bethel attorneys add Outside muscle to class-action suit against GCI; In the arms race of internet speed, GCI pulls ahead; Anchorage anti-discrimination ordinance up for revision; Money in hand, Denali Commission looks where to spend; More than ink: Traditional tattoos roar back in Alaska; Too close for comfort? Chilkoot bears lure tourists; Study: Fast-growing skeeters threaten caribou herds
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Bethel attorneys add Outside muscle to class-action suit against GCI
A San Francisco-based law firm is now working with two Bethel attorneys who filed a class action lawsuit against GCI for their marketing practices in the YK Delta.
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In the arms race of internet speed, GCI pulls ahead
GCI unveiled their new "red" internet in Anchorage's Rogers Park neighborhood on Wednesday.
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Anchorage anti-discrimination ordinance up for revision
Public testimony is closed on a controversial Anchorage ordinance that could extend legal protections to residents on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. But the measure's final form isn't yet clear.
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Money in hand, Denali Commission looks where to spend
The profile of the Denali Commission was elevated earlier this month, after President Obama announced during his visit to Alaska that the commission would coordinate the flow of resources to communities threatened by erosion, flooding and permafrost melt.
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More than ink: Traditional tattoos roar back in Alaska
Though the custom weas nearly lost, a new generation is using tattoos to reclaim and rebuild a strong native identity in the 21st century.
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Too close for comfort? Chilkoot bears lure tourists
The brown bears that frequent the Chilkoot River in Haines have continued to garner attention, good and bad, from tourists and locals alike. Authorities and local bear experts agree that human-bear interactions are getting too close for comfort.
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Study: Climate helps skeeters grow faster; Caribou feel the added bite
The Arctic is already known for having impressive swarms of mosquitoes in the summer. And climate change could boost mosquito population numbers, according to a new study from a Dartmouth researcher.
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Mat-Su Borough trail plan sparks rancor
A plan to build new all terrain vehicle trials accessible by the Knik River Public Use area sparked contention at Tuesday night's Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly meeting.
BIA settles with 640 tribes for $940M
The U.S. Justice Department today announced the settlement of a large class-action lawsuit brought by 640 tribes and tribal groups against the Bureau of Indian Affairs over payment of contract support costs.
Permanent Fund Dividend announcement coming Monday
One of the most anticipated events of the fall for many Alaskans is just around the corner, the announcement of the 2015 Permanent Fund Dividend amount.
ANTHC receives nearly half a million dollar energy grant
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has received a nearly half a million-dollar grant to help reduce energy costs in some areas of Western Alaska, according to a press release earlier this morning
Feds transfer 23 acres to YKHC for hospital expansion
The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a bill to transfer 23 acres of federal land in Bethel to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Arguments open in landmark Ketchikan schools case; Public testimony extended on city discrimination ordinance; Anchorage Assemblywoman savors White House embrace; Legislative council prepares for next phase of Medicaid expansion lawsuit; Reducing food waste to feed hungry Alaskans; AIDEA inches closer to choosing an Interior fuel supplier; Smooth sailing so far for MV Susitna sale; Cruise ship nearly doubles the population of Unalaska (for a day)
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Arguments fly in landmark Ketchikan schools case
The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in case that could upend the way the state pays for education. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is arguing that it's a violation of the state constitution to require local governments to chip in money to fund local schools.
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Public testimony closes on city discrimination ordinance
Under discussion is an ordinance that extends legal protections to residents on the basis of sexual orientation and gender expression.
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