Chemical study released
A national study released today measured the amount of three chemicals in average Americans. The chemicals are all commonly found in everyday products. The...
Security agencies struggle to find new hires
In Alaska and beyond, law-enforcement and military organizations are competing for a limited pool of potential officers.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
Intelligence analyst speaks at UAA
The timely issue of Middle East strategy is the subject of a speech at the University of Alaska Anchorage this evening by retired intelligence...
Sealaska expands dividend program
About a thousand Alaska Natives with roots in Southeast will get their first Sealaska dividends soon. The Juneau-based regional Native corporation will make its...
Alaska Municipal League meeting draws to a close
The Alaska Municipal League’s yearly gathering of local governments from all throughout the state was held in Fairbanks yesterday.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks.
Anchorage Assembly to extend public hearing on 2008/2009 budget
This week's Anchorage Assembly meeting featured the second public hearing on proposed 2008 and 2009 municipal budgets. For nearly two hours people pressed their...
Two more Alaska soldiers die in Iraq
34-year-old Staff Sergeant Carletta Davis of Anchorage and 24-year-old Sergeant Derek Stenroos of North Pole died Monday when a bomb went off next to...
Indian Health Care Improvement Act gains momentum in U.S. House
Legislation to renew and expand the Indian Health Care Improvement Act took a step forward in the U-S House today. It was approved by...
Palin Administration dicusses climate change
Governor Palin’s Sub-cabinet on Climate Change met in Fairbanks yesterday.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska Municipal League meets in Fairbanks
Mayors, city council and assembly members from across the state are in Fairbanks for the Alaska Municipal League’s local government conference. The focus of...
Anchorage Assembly votes out IM test
On January 1st, 2010, Anchorage drivers will no longer be paying about 60 dollars for an vehicle inspection/maintenance test. Last night the Anchorage Assembly...
Undersized crab haul sets a record in Wrangell
Alaska wildlife troopers are handling a case involving one of the highest percentages of undersized crab in recent history. Troopers report the F/V Leanna...
History shows oil taxes paramount to Alaska's survival
Alaska’s first oil severance tax was a simple one percent of gross production. Now days, oil taxes are complicated formulas designed to bring...
The end of an era in Unalaska
On Sunday, residents of Unalaska bid farewell to one of the most storied drinking establishments in modern Alaskan history. It used to be called...
City drops I/M test
Come January 1st, 2010, Anchorage drivers will no longer be paying about 60 dollars for an vehicle Inspection/Maintenance test. Last night the...
APOC forges ahead with investigation
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will continue its investigation into whether VECO executives illegally paid for polling -- despite being asked by the Feds...
Oil-tax bill moves to House Finance
The House Finance Committee is scheduled to begin meeting on the Oil Tax Bill right now. This is the first hearing of the tax...
"Standard Deduction" added to oil-tax vocabulary
The Senate finance Committee is working on a bill that re-writes the state’ tax on oil profits. Most legislators want some changes to the...
Alaska Salmon fishery recertified as sustainable
The London-based Marine Stewardship Council has re-certified the entire Alaska commercial salmon fishery as environmentally sustainable. That means Alaska salmon products can continue to...
Southeast electrical ties moving forward
Alaska energy authority staffers got their marching orders last week for a proposed system of electrical transmission lines connecting the communities of southeast Alaska....