Murkowski, Begich Split On Health Care Decision
Alaska’s members of Congress are reacting with mixed emotions to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the health care overhaul bill. The break down is along expected political lines.
Salazar Signs Off On 5-Year Offshore Oil, Gas Leasing Plan
As expected, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today signed off on a five-year plan for federal offshore oil and gas leasing that includes more sales off the shores of Alaska, despite heavy pressure by environmental groups, who have been campaigning against any more sales in the Arctic Ocean.
Gov. Parnell Reacts To Health Care Ruling
Governor Sean Parnell says Alaskans stand to lose more freedom and pay more taxes with Thursday's Supreme Court ruling largely upholding the federal health care overall. Alaska was one of 26 states suing to overturn the Affordable Care Act. At a news conference this afternoon, Parnell said the state may have lost the battle, but isn't going to stop fighting.
NOAA Crew Surveys Beaches For Tsunami Debris
Marine debris is nothing new, and a NOAA crew found little of note in last week’s survey of outside Panhandle beaches.
Ship Creek Closed To King Fishing
Anchorage’s urban Ship Creek fishery is the latest Chinook salmon fishery to be closed by the state Fish and Game department, effective July 1.
Forest Service, Conservation Groups Bet On River Restoration
Over 30 years ago, the Sitkoh River watershed on Chichigoff Island was logged, damaging the local salmon habitat. Now, the US Forest Service is partnering with environmental groups to restore the river – and they say the project is a perfect example of broader changes taking place on the Tongass.
Some Alaskans Relieved By Health Care Ruling
While the Parnell Administration is strongly condemning the Supreme Court's health care ruling, some Alaskans had a different take when they heard the news.
Begich Applauds Health Care Act Benefits For Alaska
U.S. Senator Mark Begich is applauding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the key element of President Barack Obama’s signature health care overhaul. Begich says the bill maintains several elements that, he says, will benefit Alaska – like a permanent authorization for the Indian Health Services.
Murkowski, Young: Repeal, Replace Health Care
The Republican members of Alaska's congressional delegation are calling for the federal health care law to be repealed and replaced. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Health Law Survives With Roberts’ Vote
Chief Justice John Roberts said the requirement that individuals have health coverage or pay a penalty falls within Congress' power to impose taxes. On the issue of Medicaid expansion, a majority of the court said Congress can expand Medicaid, but can't strip states of all their Medicaid funds if they fail to participate in that expansion. Read More...
Thursday 6/28 KSKA will broadcast a special one-hour Health Care Decision wrap-up at 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
POV: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war against the country’s Mayan people in the 1980s. Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Hear the extraordinary story of how a film, aiding a new generation of human rights activists, became a granito — a tiny grain of sand — that helped tip the scales of justice. By Peter Kinoy, Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís.
TV: Thursday, 6/28 at 9:00pm
Federal Government Clears Redistricting Plan
The U.S. Justice Department today (Wednesday) gave its approval - or preclearance - to Alaska's new redistricting plan. Alaska Redistricting Board Chair Taylor Bickford says the Amended Proclamation Plan can now be used as a voting map for the November elections.
Fairbanks Area Leaders Express Relief Over F-16 Decision
Members of the Congressional delegation are weighing in on the Air Force’s decision to suspend the relocation of the F-16 Aggressor Squadron from Eielson...
2,700 Alaskans Due Health Insurance Rebates
While everyone awaits tomorrow's Supreme Court decision on whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, the health care field has already been changed by...
Bus App In the Works for Anchorage Transit
If you go to most cities these days, you can log on to your smart phone and find a bus app that will tell...
Congress Debates Mount McKinley Name Change
The National Park Service does not object to renaming the continent’s largest peak Mount Denali, though it’s stopping short of recommending the name change. In...
Studying a Thriving Bird – The Rhino
A two-year project is underway in Sitka Sound this summer to study the rhinoceros auklet. Unlike much of the biological research in the state,...
Workforce Program Celebrates Anniversary
The All Alaska Workforce Initiative celebrated its one year anniversary earlier this week. The program is a joint venture between the state and federal...
Slow Work Cleaning Up Old Wells in NPR-A
The federal Bureau of Land Management says that it has already cleaned up two of what are called Legacy Wells this year in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. But work on a third one is unlikely this year unless another avenue of funding comes through.
Nature: Cloud – Challenge of the Stallions
The continuing saga of Cloud, the wild, white stallion, returns viewers to the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana. Cloud is now a confident band stallion in his prime. As he rules the mountains, gathering mares and expanding his reign, the story turns to his two sons. Bolder is his by birth - beautiful and golden, the success of his father and grandfather flowing in his veins. Flint, sired by another stallion, is the colt Cloud raised. Now, Bolder has gathered some mares of his own, while Flint has joined a group of bachelor stallions, young guns roaming the mountains. Who will rise to challenge the mighty Cloud? Will nature or nurture produce the next great stallion of the Arrowheads?
TV: Wednesday, 6/27 at 7:00pm