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• Federal court says Trump administration can’t deny funds to sanctuary cities

  16-09-2017 22:00 via ktoo.org
  A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that the Trump administration may not withhold public-safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities. The decision issued Friday is a setback to the administration’s efforts to force local jurisdictions to help federal authorities crack down on illegal immigration.
  U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber ruled that Attorney General Jeff Sessions exceeded his authority by requiring cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials or lose grant money for
  
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• If shipping lines to Juneau were cut, how long could you feed yourself?

  16-09-2017 19:30 via ktoo.org
  If a major earthquake along the Cascadia fault cut supply lines across the Northwest, how long could Juneau keep itself fed?  
  Produce shelves lie bare at Juneau’s Fred Meyer store on June 8, 2015. An electrical problem on the Juneau-bound M/V Columbia kept a refrigerated shipment from making it. (Photo by @EJensen2)
  That’s a scenario Darren Snyder kicked around at the Juneau Safety and Preparedness Expo this year.  
  “If we don’t plan for hav
  
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• Walker to add crime bill to October special session

  16-09-2017 05:58 via ktoo.org
  Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth speaks to reporters at a press availability on Friday. Gov. Bill Walker and Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams are also pictured. (Photo by Daniel Hernandez/Alaska Public Media)
  A rise in crime in Alaska has led Gov. Bill Walker to seek a bill in the special session next month that would allow more jail time for some thefts and other crimes.
  A Sept. 6 report found that Alaska saw higher rates of larcenies, robberies, burglaries and assaults last year.
  
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• What can Kodiak teach the world about renewable energy? A lot.

  16-09-2017 04:54 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Kodiak generates about 20 percent of its electricity from wind. The Kodiak Electric Association has installed six turbines on Pillar Mountain since 2009. (Photo by Eric Keto/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
  Since 2007, Kodiak has transformed its grid so that it now generates almost 100 percent of its power with renewable energy.
  The local electric co-op has managed to do that while keeping rates stable. In fact, the price of electricity in Kodiak has dropped slightly since 2000.
  It’s a mod
  
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• PFD amount announced: $1,100

  16-09-2017 04:32 via ktoo.org
  The State of Alaska has announced the dollar figure for this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend. In a release this afternoon, the Department of Revenue said eligible Alaskans will receive $1,100 each when checks are mailed out starting Oct. 5.
  About 640,000 Alaskans will get a PFD this year, totaling about $672,000,000 paid out from the Permanent Fund’s earnings.
  This year’s dividend level was set in the state Legislature when it passed its budget in June.
  
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• University of Alaska students may see 10 percent tuition hike over next two years

  16-09-2017 04:06 via ktoo.org
  UA President Jim Johnsen. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)
  University of Alaska officials are considering a 5 percent tuition increase in each of the next two academic years.UA has seen its tuition steadily increase over the last several years, including a 5 percent increase last year.Colby Freel chairs the Coalition of Student Leaders. He said increases like this have become an expectation for UA students, but that they understand the strain the state and university are under.“We want our ed
  
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• Mixed drinks in question at Alaska distilleries

  16-09-2017 03:33 via ktoo.org
  
  
  Haines’ Port Chilkoot Distillery spirits on display when the tasting room opened in 2014. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)
  Craft distilleries in Alaska are reeling after a decision that could change the part of their businesses most accessible to the public: tasting rooms.
  Distilleries have been operating tasting rooms since 2014 legislation allowing that practice.
  But now, state officials say distilleries aren’t allowed to serve mixed drinks.
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• Trump administration moves to lift ban on oil assessment in ANWR

  16-09-2017 03:32 via ktoo.org
  The Porcupine Caribou herd in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain. (Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
  The Washington Post is reporting that the Trump administration is trying to allow more in-depth studies of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s oil potential.
  According to a memo obtained by the Post, the acting director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working to update a rule that now bars seismic testing in the refuge.
  Seismic testing would gi
  
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• Juneau Afternoon – 9-18-17

  16-09-2017 02:00 via ktoo.org
  Monday on A Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton hosts.
   
  We’ll learn about the Juneau Shambhala Center;
   
  We’ll get the details about a cruise to the wreck of the Princess Sophia;
   
  Robert Sewell will be here with an update on the Douglas Island Neighborhood Association;
   
  That, Writers Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, today on A Juneau Afternoon, live at 3 on KTOO, repeated at 4 on KRNN, and available on-demand via ktoo.org
   
  Tonight at 7, tune in to KTOO for
  
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