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• Washington meat processor recalls pork sold in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-08-2015 23:57
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  Washington meat processor recalls pork sold in Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  VANCOUVER, Wash. — Graham-based Kapowsin Meats is recalling more than 520,000 pounds of pork shipped to Washington, Oregon and Alaska after food inspectors found that it may be contaminated with salmonella. The Columbian reports that the U.S. ...
  Kapowsin recalls pork from Washington, Oregon, Alaskakgw.comall 61 news articles »
  

• Judge says Alaska Medicaid expansion can go ahead Tuesday - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-08-2015 22:58
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Judge says Alaska Medicaid expansion can go ahead Tuesday
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Commissioner Valerie Davidson in court for an injunction hearing that would have blocked Governor Walker's Medicaid expansion, on Friday, August 28, 2015. Superior Court Judge Frank Pfiffner ruled that ...
  Judge allows Alaska governor to move ahead with Medicaid expansionWashington Post
  Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 28, 2015Alaska Public
  

• Presidential advance team missed the mark on Alaska aviation - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-08-2015 22:28
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Presidential advance team missed the mark on Alaska aviation
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: The confusion over airspace restriction in the lead-up to President Barack Obama's visit is a case-study in the differences between aviation in Alaska and the Lower 48. Photo by BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News. Confusion over the potential ...and more »
  

• Chiniak fire claims library, spares school; Residents evacuated - Alaska Public Radio Network

  28-08-2015 22:16
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Chiniak fire claims library, spares school; Residents evacuated
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  A growing, wind-whipped wildfire continues to burn out of control in Chiniak. The latest report is that while the Chiniak library has burnt down, the nearby Chiniak K-8 School survived. The blaze began sometime around 9 p.m. Thursday night, and may ...
  Wildfire destroys homes in Kodiak Island village, prompts evacuation advisoryAlaska Dispatch Newsall 29 news articles »
  

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• Company aims to ship fresh water from Alaska to drought-plagued California - USA TODAY

  28-08-2015 21:59
  USA TODAY
  Company aims to ship fresh water from Alaska to drought-plagued California
  USA TODAY
  An Alaska company is planning to be the first to ship massive amounts of fresh water to drought-plagued California, potentially as much as 10 million gallons a month. "We are prepared to deliver bulk water now, and we are currently working with ...and more »
  

• House Republicans paying ex-Alaska gov - Politico

  28-08-2015 17:50
  Politico
  House Republicans paying ex-Alaska gov
  Politico
  House Republicans are using taxpayer money to pay former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell tens of thousands of dollars to work as a consultant to improve relations with state officials. The House Republican Conference paid Sean Parnell $10,000 in both March ...
  Ex-Gov. Parnell paid $20000 by US House GOP for consulting workAlaska Dispatch Newsall 3 news articles »
  

• Alaska's "sex trafficking" law hurts the people it claims to help - Vox

  28-08-2015 17:41
  Alaska's "sex trafficking" law hurts the people it claims to help
  Vox
  In Alaska, not all sex traffickers are actually sex traffickers. Under the state's legal definition, sex workers who consensually decide to get together in a safe space — like a house in which they see clients — are engaging in trafficking. How is ...and more »
  

• Nation's First Winter Storm Warning of Season Issued Wednesday; Coastal ... - The Weather Channel

  28-08-2015 15:52
  The Weather Channel
  Nation's First Winter Storm Warning of Season Issued Wednesday; Coastal ...
  The Weather Channel
  Here are some photos of the high water in Barrow taken by an NWS employee this morning. #akwx pic.twitter.com/XqzGzRThe3. — NWS Fairbanks (@NWSFairbanks) August 27, 2015. The calendar may still say August, but the first winter storm warning was ...
  

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• How to survive -- even enjoy -- the Alaska State Fair with children - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-08-2015 13:49
  Alaska Dispatch News
  How to survive -- even enjoy -- the Alaska State Fair with children
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Three-year-old Kali Guy from Wasilla rides the merry-go-round at the Alaska State Fair on Thursday, August 2013.. There's a wealth of things for kids to do at the Alaska State Fair, even if the weather turns wet. The State Fair runs Aug. 27-Sept. 7, 2015.
  79th Alaska State Fair kicks offKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weatherall 7 news articles »
  

• Obama Heads to Alaska to Highlight Glaciers—Not Blow Them Up - National Journal

  28-08-2015 11:04
  National Journal
  Obama Heads to Alaska to Highlight Glaciers—Not Blow Them Up
  National Journal
  Warren G. Harding had a different kind of trip north, and didn't live to tell the tale. By George E. Condon Jr. Follow on Twitter. +. Barack Obama delivers the keynote speech during the National Clean Energy Summit 8.0.(Isaac Brekken/Getty Images ...and more »
  

• Chamber of Commerce releases its recommendations for Alaska's fiscal crisis - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  28-08-2015 09:46
  Chamber of Commerce releases its recommendations for Alaska's fiscal crisis
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce is recommending lawmakers continue cutting, renegotiate union contracts and consider privatization of services as part of the solution to the state's fiscal crisis. The organization also suggests ...
  

• Preparing for disaster: Alaska, international troops train together in ... - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  28-08-2015 07:52
  Preparing for disaster: Alaska, international troops train together in ...
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  When a natural disaster happens anywhere in the world, Alaskan troops are ready to help. This week during the Pacific Airlift Rally, they're simulating a humanitarian aid response to a cyclone, during which they dropped humvees and supplies at Joint ...and more »
  

• Lawmakers hope to reform Alaska's subsistence management system - KTUU.com

  28-08-2015 05:27
  KTUU.com
  Lawmakers hope to reform Alaska's subsistence management system
  KTUU.com
  In 2009, then Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called the federal government's management of subsistence hunting and fishing "broken." Six years later, President Obama is making his first visit to Alaska and many communities hope to bring Alaska's ...
  

• BC, Alaska to draft MOU for mine processes - Alaskajournal.com

  28-08-2015 00:11
  Alaskajournal.com
  BC, Alaska to draft MOU for mine processes
  Alaskajournal.com
  Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, right, and British Columbia Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett hold a press conference about their meetings on tranboundary mining concerns on Wednesday. Michael Penn/Juneau Empire. JUNEAU — The province of British ...
  Canadian official in Alaska amid mine development concernsMacon Telegraph
  BC, Alaska to draft memorandum for mine processesKenai Peninsula Online
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