PFD announcement fanfare is gone as dividends are cut in half
If the state budget didn’t lower Alaska Permanent Fund dividends this year, they would have been among the highest in state history, at more than $2,300. Instead, they will be $1,100, deposited or mailed on Oct. 5. Listen now
‘We continue to pay a price’: Survivors reflect on generational impact of residential schools at Petersburg vigil
Last month, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced an investigation into boarding schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. That agency ran five schools in Alaska.
Sitka Assembly To Ask NPFMC To Lower Allowable Trawl Bycatch
The city of Sitka has gone on record in support of efforts to reduce the amount of halibut wasted in Alaska’s trawl fisheries. The Sitka assembly last week unanimously approved asking the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council to lower the cap on trawl bycatch when it meets in Kodiak in June.
Micciche Says He Does Not Support Parnell Oil Tax Plan
Since his election to the Alaska State Legislature last year, Senator Peter Micciche has found himself neck-deep in oil and gas issues, something he knows about as a long-time employee of Conoco Phillips.
Federal Unemployment Benefits Will End If No Stop-Gap Measure Reached
If Congress doesn’t pass a stop gap measure that includes it, federal emergency unemployment compensation will end for thousands of jobless Alaskans on Monday. President Obama would like to see federal unemployment benefits as part of a stop-gap measure to avert the so called fiscal cliff.
3 things for Alaskans to know about Trump’s budget
President Trump is proposing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. He's also proposing cuts that will fall hard, particularly on rural Alaska. Listen now
Delta Junction Celebrates 50 Years
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Delta Junction celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday with a look back and some encouraging words about the future.
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Rep. Young Co-Sponsors Pot Bill to Let States Decide
Alaska Congressman Don Young has co-sponsored a bill that would, among other features, end the federal ban on medical marijuana in states that have chosen to make it legal.
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Redistricting Board Rejects Settlement Offer
The Alaska Redistricting Board has rejected a settlement offer and sent their map to a judge for review. The plaintiffs said they will see the Board in court.
BC tribal protest stops mine exploration, for now
Developers of a mine on a Taku River tributary have stopped work after an on-site protest by a British Columbia tribal government. The Taku enters the ocean near Juneau.
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Alaska Innocence Project nets first big victory in FBX 4
George Frese, Eugene Vent and Kevin Pease are spending their first day out of prison today in 18 years. They were released yesterday in Fairbanks after the court approved a settlement in the case of the murder of 15-year-old John Hartman. The other member of the Fairbanks Four was Marvin Roberts, who was paroled earlier this year.
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Fairbanks Ordinance Creates Interior Alaska Natural Gas Distribution Utility
The Fairbanks North Star Borough passed an ordinance Thursday night that creates the Interior Alaska Natural Gas Distribution Utility. Proponents hope it will bring natural gas to Fairbanks in a cheap and expedited manner, but approval didn’t come without a last minute curveball.
Alaska Edition: Friday, July 18, 2014
Inmate deaths lead to hearing before lawmakers. The woes of Buccaneer Energy. The fight over who is responsible for the North Pole suloflane spill continues. The evolution of Alaska oil taxes. The North Slope haul road is in trouble from "a moving mass of frozen debris." An update on the US Senate race. A successful missile test over the Pacific increases the likelihood the Defense Department will send more missiles to Fort Greely. Headline; "Ex-Guard Chief Moves to Arctic Frontline." Who is he?
KSKA: Friday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 19 at 4:30 p.m.
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Bill to fund full, $3,000 PFD fails narrowly in state Senate
The bill would require an additional $1.3 billion in combined cuts to state spending and savings.
Language in Defense Appropriations Bill May Allow ARSC to Retain Funding
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Language in a defense appropriation bill could retain military funding for the University of Alaska Fairbanks based Arctic Region...
Ilisagvik College Drawing From Around the State
Barrow’s Ilisagvik College is attracting notice from college bound students in Anchorage and Fairbanks, and even Burbank, California. What makes this two-year community college...
Unalaska police chief confirms investigation of city councilors
Members of the Unalaska City Council are under investigation. Police Chief Mike Holman confirmed Tuesday to KUCB that the Unalaska Department of Public Safety is investigating current and potentially former city councilors. Listen now
President Biden commemorates anniversary of 9/11 attacks at memorial in Anchorage
President Joe Biden stopped at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on his way back from the G20 summit in India and a diplomatic visit to Vietnam.
US Dept. of Transportation awards $25M for Port of Alaska upgrades
The money will help pay for upgrades to the petroleum and cement terminal in the first phase of the project.
Effort to repeal Juneau’s by-mail election ordinance fails to get enough signatures
The group behind the repeal effort fell hundreds of signatures short.