Write-In Moe, Gives Assembly Chair Run for Seat, Energizes Election
It was hit and miss for Assembly Candidates backed by conservative Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan in Tuesday's Municipal Elections. And the makeup of the Anchorage Assembly seems as though it will be shifting.
Talk of Alaska: Bill Streever
Combining extreme geography with extreme temperature is the specialty of Alaska science writer Bill Streever. He has been on the North Slope when it was too cold to fly, and he has walked on fire. He told us all about it on TALK OF ALASKA with Steve Heimel.
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Legislators Interrupt Normal Business to Discuss Funny Faces, Toilet Humor
The day after a vote on a major infrastructure project, the House majority didn't tout their political win. Instead, messaging focused on childish behavior from a Fairbanks Democrat during debate on the legislation.
Court Says Feds Can Take Land Into Trust For Alaska Native Tribes
A decision this week from the U.S. District court for the District of Columbia has big implications for Alaska tribes. In the case of Akiachak Native Community v. Salazar, the court affirmed the ability of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Alaska tribes. The ruling also states that Alaska tribes have the right to be treated the same as all other federally recognized tribes.
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In-State Gasline Bill Passes House Vote
In a late-night vote on Monday, the Alaska House passed legislation meant to advance the construction of a small-diameter pipeline. It would transport natural gas from the North Slope to Southcentral for Alaskan consumption and, potentially, for export.
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Bill Would Make Hazing Students A Misdemeanor
High school hazing would be outlawed under a bill introduced by state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka.
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Mat-Su Schools Anticipating Staff Cuts
The Matanska Susitna Borough’s School District is anticipating staff reductions in the coming school year. District teacher contracts are in negotiation, and no proposals have been submitted yet, but the school district’s current financial outlook could result in 45 positions being eliminated.
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New Research Shows Changes In Alaska’s Labor Force
New research shows some significant changes in the makeup of the labor force in Alaska. The research also sheds some light on who chooses to work.
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Cause Of FV Katmai Sinking Likely To Remain A Mystery
A brand new fishing vessel headed for Alaska to join the Kodiak fleet in 1972 never reached its destination, and its fate has been a mystery for over 40 years. That is, until it was discovered sitting on the sea floor under 9,000 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Michigan Mechanics Plan To Revive Crashed B-25 Bomber
An airplane that crashed 44 years ago near Fairbanks may fly again. The B-25 bomber was being used for firefighting when it belly landed on a Tanana River sandbar in June 1969. No one died in the crash, but the hulk of the World War 2 bomber was damaged and never removed. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, a pair of aircraft mechanics from Michigan are planning a rescue attempt.
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Ted Steven’s Airport Manager Excited About Future Of Air Cargo
Nearly a billion pounds of cargo landed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in 2012. That's the equivalent to about 500 thousand Volkswagen beetles. And the guy who manages it all?
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Air Force To Save $3.5 Million By Cancelling Red Flag Exercise
The Air Force says a decision to cancel this month’s Red Flag Alaska military exercises will save about $3.5 million.
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Atwood Foundation Donates Art To Anchorage Museum
The Atwood Foundation is in the process of donating two original Eustace Ziegler Alaskan paintings and two original Sydney Laurence paintings to the Anchorage Museum. The foundation will also contribute an original Nunivak mask.
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House Passes In-State Gasline Bill
In a literal eleventh hour vote on Monday night, the Alaska House passed legislation meant to advance the construction of a small-diameter pipeline.
Victims Names Released in Helo 1 Crash
Alaska State Troopers have released the names of three men killed in a Trooper helicopter crash near Talkeetna over the weekend.
EPA To Release Revised Pebble Mine Watershed Assessment
The EPA is scheduled to release its revised watershed assessment for the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay sometime this spring. Conservation groups are stepping up the lobbying pressure in Washington in anticipation of the ruling.
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State Senate Passes Crime Bill
The State Senate unanimously passed the governor's crime package on Monday. The bill is meant to combat Alaska's high rates of domestic and sexual violence.
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Federal Spending Cuts Curb Alaska Volcano Monitoring
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is joining the list of agencies that have announced cutbacks in response to the massive federal spending cuts known as sequestration. AVO will stop maintaining its seismic networks on some remote volcanoes.
Alaska Volcano Observatory Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is celebrating its 25th anniversary today. It was created in 1988, two years after a large eruption of Augustine volcano near Homer created problems for the Anchorage area and the airport. The next year, in December 1989, Mount Redoubt erupted, sending an ash plume more than 30 thousand feet in the air. When a passenger jet on it’s way to Anchorage encountered the ash, it lost power to all four engines. The airplane plummeted nearly 20,000 feet before the pilots were able to regain control and land safely in Anchorage.
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Jack-Up Rig ‘Endeavor’ Departs Homer Harbor
After a seven-month-long stay at the Homer harbor, Buccaneer Energy’s jack-up rig Endeavor left Kachemak Bay Friday morning. The company plans for the rig to drill in the Cosmopolitan Unit near Anchor Point.
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