Education Tops List Of Contentious Cuts
As the Legislature enters its final days, the budget is the main concern. Alaska faces a multi-billion-dollar revenue shortfall, and even expenditures that have been considered sacrosanct are now seeing reductions. The cuts to education are among the most controversial. APRN’s Alexandra Gutierrez joins us to discuss them.
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Gov Focused On Working With Legislators On Medicaid
With time winding down in the scheduled 90-day session, questions remain about whether or not legislators can agree on Gov. Bill Walker's proposal to expand and reform Medicaid.
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Shell Seeks Restraining Order Against Greenpeace
Meanwhile, Shell's attorneys appeared in federal court this afternoon to argue for a restraining order against Greenpeace.
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Public Comment Period Opens Up For Shell’s Chukchi Plan
If you want to comment on Shell’s plan to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer, now is your chance. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Friday that it considers Shell’s latest exploration plan and supporting documents sufficient enough to begin an official review. The determination kicks off a public comment period that lasts through the end of April.
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Tanaina Announces Move To St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
It has been just over two months since Tanaina Early Childhood Development Center was informed it would need to vacate its space at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Now, the center has reached an agreement to stay temporarily at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
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NPFMC Addresses Chinook Bycatch
This week, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has been looking at ways to cut back on the number of Chinook salmon that get scooped up by commercial trawl boats in the Bering Sea. The goal is to send more salmon back to subsistence users around the state.
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AK: Exploring Identity
More than 90 languages are spoken in Anchorage. And one resident is trying to learn – and teach – about every single one as part of a new podcast. KSKA's Anne Hillman found out the project comes from his desire to discover the diversity of his own background.
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49 Voices: Lupe Marroquin of Anchorage
This week, we're hearing from Lupe Marroquin, who has lived in Anchorage for nearly 40 years. She moved to Alaska from Michigan and fell in love with it almost immediately.
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Alaska News Nightly: April 10, 2015
Education Tops List Of Contentious Cuts; Gov Focused On Working With Legislators On Medicaid; Public Comment Period Opens Up For Shell's Chukchi Plan; Shell Seeks Restraining Order Against Greenpeace; NPFMC Addresses Chinook Bycatch; Tanaina Announces Move To St. Mary's Episcopal Church; AK: Exploring Identity; 49 Voices: Lupe Marroquin of Anchorage
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National & State Level Conservative Groups Ramping Up Presence in Anc Mayor’s Race
The May runoff between Amy Demboski and Ethan Berkowitz is drawing increasing attention from groups like Americans for Prosperity that hope to help shape politics at the federal, state, and municipal level.
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Health Care Costs in Alaska
Do you dread getting a bill from the hospital or your doctor's office? Healthcare costs are rising quickly in Alaska and we're all paying the bills. We'll look at why health care costs so much here and what we can do to reduce those costs.
APRN: Tuesday, 4/14 at 10:00am
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Delving Into Anchorage’s Municipal Election Results
Today, we'll be talking about he aftermath of this week's Anchorage municipal election - results that were surprising to some.
KSKA: Friday, 4/10 at 2:00pm and Saturday, 4/11 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 4/10 at 7:30pm and Saturday, 4/11 at 4:30pm
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Funding Cut To Kivalina School Could Pose Legal Problem For Legislature
On Wednesday, the Senate Finance committee slashed more than $40 million in state dollars from the capital budget. A rural school project the state is legally obligated to complete was among the reductions.
Media Awaits Release Of National Guard Emails
The State of Alaska still has not released all documents and emails related to the Alaska National Guard scandal. Alaska Public Media and the Alaska Dispatch News sued the state for the documents last October after the Parnell administration took four months to deny public record requests.
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Lawmakers Discuss Medicaid Expansion, Meaning Of ‘Payment Reform’
The state House Finance Committee has spent several hours this week considering the Governor's Medicaid expansion bill- HB 148. A lot of that time has been focused on finding a better way to pay for health care services. It's called "payment reform" and it's a big topic of discussion in the health care world right now.
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With New Purchase, Shell May Be Less Keen on Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell announced this week a plan to purchase a major British LNG company, and statements by top executives suggest Shell may now be less committed to its future in Alaska's offshore Arctic.
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Citizen Group Seeks Water Rights in Proposed Mining Area
The public comment period closes Thursday on a water-rights petition from a citizen group fighting a proposed coal mine in the Chuitna watershed on the west side of Cook Inlet.
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Some Alaska Ferry Trips On The Chopping Block
More than 9,000 people are booked for Alaska Marine Highway sailings that will likely be cut due to budget reductions.
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Bill To Eliminate Time Change Stalls In House Committee
A bill to move Alaska off of daylight saving time likely won't get a vote in the House this session.
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Juneau Schools Replace Controversial Texts With Book By First Nations Writer
The Juneau School District has chosen a book to replace the controversial texts it decided to remove from the fourth grade language arts curriculum.
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