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• Report: Otter diagnosed with asthma after moving from Alaska to Seattle - KTUU.com

  17-09-2015 23:22
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  Report: Otter diagnosed with asthma after moving from Alaska to Seattle
  KTUU.com
  Remember Mishka, the sea otter who was 6-months-old when she moved from the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward to Seattle Aquarium? More from KTUU. Alaska sea otter makes Super Bowl Sunday splash in Seattle. City life hasn't been easy, apparently.
  Asthmatic otter from Alaska being trained to use inhalerKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weatherall 147 news articles »
  

• Wild and wet in Alaska - SFGate

  17-09-2015 23:13
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  Wild and wet in Alaska
  SFGate
  Why I went: I wanted to see the biggest, most wild state in the U.S.. Don't miss: The Kenai Peninsula has spectacular glacier-clad peaks, fjords, wildlife on land and sea, and cute towns. Don't bother: Although the train is scenic and relaxing, driving ...
  

• Cottage Grove man survives deadly Alaska plane crash - KVAL

  17-09-2015 22:31
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  Cottage Grove man survives deadly Alaska plane crash
  KVAL
  This Sept. 15, 2015 photo provided by Alaska State Troopers shows an aerial view of a small plane that crashed near a lake in rural southwest Alaska, killing three travelers from California and Pennsylvania and injuring seven others aboard, some ...
  Alaska adventure turns to tragedy as 3 killed, 7 injured in plane crashThe Boston Globe
  A Closer Look: NTSB Working Alaska Plane Crash Siteyourcentralvalley.com
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• Small tsunami surge from Chilean earthquake reaches Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 22:24
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  Small tsunami surge from Chilean earthquake reaches Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The remnants of a tsunami wave from Wednesday's massive 8.3-magnitude Chilean earthquake reached at least one Alaska port Thursday but got little notice from locals. The Palmer-based National Tsunami Warning Center said King Cove, a community of ...
  Small tsunami triggered by Chile quake reaches AlaskaKRNV My News 4
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• Cottage Grove man survives float plane crash in Alaska - KMTR NewsSource 16

  17-09-2015 22:22
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  Cottage Grove man survives float plane crash in Alaska
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The day started out as a perfect Alaska excursion: Excited tourists heading for adventure at a remote fishing spot on a river. But they would never make it. Photo of the plane courtesy Alaska State Troopers via CNN ...
  UPDATE: Alaska authorities name survivors of deadly plane crashKTUU.com
  Banker, cotton executive from Fresno among the injured in fatal Alaska plane cr
  

• The Latest: Small tsunami triggered by quake reaches Alaska - Yahoo News

  17-09-2015 21:56
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  The Latest: Small tsunami triggered by quake reaches Alaska
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  A small tsunami triggered by a deadly earthquake off Chile has reached as far north as Alaska. The National Tsunami Warning Center says King Cove, Alaska, reported water heights of six-tenths of a foot late Tuesday morning. Tsunami effects also were ...
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• I'm from Alaska, and it's Denali, not McKinley - Charlotte Observer

  17-09-2015 21:45
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  I'm from Alaska, and it's Denali, not McKinley
  Charlotte Observer
  The mountain was renamed Mt. McKinley, but has been restored to Denali by President Obama. Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America at 20,320 feet. Lance King GETTY. Hanson. Denali, formerly known as Mt.and more »
  

• Opposition to tribes and trust lands in Alaska defies sense and justice - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 21:32
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  Opposition to tribes and trust lands in Alaska defies sense and justice
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: Healthy tribes and tribal trust lands are a boon for all of us in Alaska. Google maps. On Sept. 1 a commentary appeared online at Alaska Dispatch News, written by a lawyer whose goal seemed to be to convince the public that tribes do not exist ...and more »
  

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• The Latest: Small Tsunami Triggered by Quake Reaches Alaska - ABC News

  17-09-2015 21:31
  The Latest: Small Tsunami Triggered by Quake Reaches Alaska
  ABC News
  A small tsunami triggered by a deadly earthquake off Chile has reached as far north as Alaska. The National Tsunami Warning Center says King Cove, Alaska, reported water heights of six-tenths of a foot late Tuesday morning. Tsunami effects also were ...and more »
  

• Unearthing the Old Village | INDIE ALASKA

  17-09-2015 21:25
  Three miles outside the village of Quinhagak, archeologists and locals are in a race against time to save thousands of artifacts being carried away by erosion. The pieces from the past found at the Nunalleq site, which literally means “the old village,” are providing an invaluable look at prehistoric Yup’ik culture like never seen before.Evidence found here has confirmed portions of local legend, known as the Bow and Arrow Wars, along with an understanding of Alaskan life befo
  
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• Alaska woman loses over $25000 in timeshare scam - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 21:06
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  Alaska woman loses over $25000 in timeshare scam
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  Michelle Tabler is the regional manager in Alaska for the Better Business Bureau. She holds material from an airline ticket giveaway she investigated. Erik Hill. The Better Business Bureau is asking Alaskans to be wary of businesses fraudulently ...
  

• Alaska Fall Home Show kicks off Saturday in Anchorage - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  17-09-2015 20:53
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Alaska Fall Home Show kicks off Saturday in Anchorage
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  It's a show for homeowners, buyers and anyone looking for ideas to remodel their home. The Alaska Fall Home Show is meant to showcase the best of the best for interior design, windows, doors, roofing, landscaping and much more. Bryan Butcher, the CEO ...
  

• Shell CEO: Alaska drilling efforts could end after this season - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 20:47
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  Shell CEO: Alaska drilling efforts could end after this season
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Transocean Polar Pioneer sits in the Chukchi Sea on Aug. 5, 2015. Royal Dutch Shell won permission from the Obama administration on Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, to start deep drilling at a Chukchi Sea exploration well off Northwest Alaska. Mark Fink ...and more »
  

• Discovery's 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' To Premiere Sunday, October 4 - TVbytheNumbers

  17-09-2015 20:31
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  Discovery's 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' To Premiere Sunday, October 4
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  (Silver Spring, MD) – Having experienced another warm winter of record setting temperatures, the Kilcher family faces new challenges on the homestead and to their way of life in Homer, Alaska. And it's not just the climate that is changing—the family ...and more »
  

• Alaska's Point Thomson on track for first oil early next year - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 20:10
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  Alaska's Point Thomson on track for first oil early next year
  Alaska Dispatch News
  American, Alaskan and ExxonMobil flags flutter while suspended from a crane on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Point Thomson Project. Erik Hill. A late-summer sealift has delivered five huge facilities to an oil field next to the Arctic National Wildlife ...
  

• Alaska Permanent picks 4 finalists for executive director/CEO - Pensions & Investments

  17-09-2015 18:53
  Alaska Permanent picks 4 finalists for executive director/CEO
  Pensions & Investments
  Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., Juneau, named four finalists in its search for an executive director/CEO. The finalists are Angela Rodell, Brian Rogers, Alexander Slivka and Glenn Cipriano, said Laura Achee, spokeswoman for the $51 billion sovereign ...
  

• Permanent Fund Dividend announcement coming Monday

  17-09-2015 18:41
  Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Commissioner of Revenue Angela Rodell announce the amount of the 2014 Permanent Fund Dividend. (Photo by Josh Edge, APRN- Anchorage)
  One of the most anticipated events of the fall for many Alaskans is just around the corner, the announcement of the 2015 Permanent Fund Dividend amount.
  The announcement will be made at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, according to the office of Governor Bill Walker.
  Last year’s dividend check was $1,884.  Many expect this year
  
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• UPDATE: Alaska authorities name survivors of deadly plane crash - KTUU.com

  17-09-2015 18:38
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  UPDATE: Alaska authorities name survivors of deadly plane crash
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska authorities have released the names of seven survivors of a floatplane that crashed near a lake, killing three tourists. The surviving pilot is identified by Alaska State Troopers as 54-year-old John Furnia of New York.
  Banker, cotton executive from Fresno among the injured in fatal Alaska plane crashFresno Bee
  Cottage Grove man survived Alaska floatplane crash that killed 3Or
  

• ANTHC receives nearly half a million dollar energy grant

  17-09-2015 18:36
  The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has received a nearly half a million-dollar grant to help reduce energy costs in some areas of Western Alaska, according to a press release earlier this morning.
  The United States Department of Agriculture announced its plan to improve energy efficiency costs in remote rural areas in five states. Alaska is one of them.
  The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium received nearly half a million dollars to assist with sanitation systems and train operators
  
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• Feds transfer 23 acres to YKHC for hospital expansion

  17-09-2015 18:33
  The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a bill to transfer 23 acres of federal land in Bethel to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
  “The question is will the House suspend the rules… and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table,” the House Presiding Officer said.
  The bill now goes to the president, who is expected to sign it.
  YKHC wants to get title to the land from the Indian Health Service so it can expand the Bethel hospital. Even though the
  
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• Trooper helicopter spots hunter missing near Petersville - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  17-09-2015 18:17
  Trooper helicopter spots hunter missing near Petersville
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  PETERSVILLE, Alaska - An Alaska State Trooper helicopter crew Wednesday spotted a hunter missing since Saturday outside Petersville in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Troopers say 49-year-old Charles Hull was found at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday ...and more »
  

• Alaska districts prepare for student tests to evaluate teachers - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  17-09-2015 17:50
  Alaska districts prepare for student tests to evaluate teachers
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - While this school year is newly under way, district officials across Alaska are turning their attention to additional standardized tests students will take next year to help rank teachers. KTVA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1FilIXF ...and more »
  

• Alaska Education Trial Tests Who Has to Pay for Schools - Governing

  17-09-2015 17:26
  Alaska Education Trial Tests Who Has to Pay for Schools
  Governing
  Attorneys sparred in Alaska Supreme Court Wednesday over whether municipalities must chip in for education in a landmark case that could overturn how the state pays for its schools. The attorneys for both the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the state of ...and more »
  

• Alaska reality-show winner charged in fatal 2014 crash near North Pole - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 17:10
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska reality-show winner charged in fatal 2014 crash near North Pole
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A promotional still from Season 2 of "Ultimate Survival Alaska" shows Eddie Ahyakak. National Geographic Channel. The surviving driver in a head-on collision near North Pole last year is now facing state charges in the crash, according to the Fairbanks ...
  'Ultimate Survival Alaska' winner faces homicide charge in July crashFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 2 news articles »
  

• Alaska residents to receive record payment from oil royalty fund - CNBC

  17-09-2015 16:43
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  Alaska residents to receive record payment from oil royalty fund
  CNBC
  Alaska will give each resident more than $2,000 next month as the annual payout from an oil wealth trust fund, a state revenue official said on Wednesday, a record amount despite the collapse in oil prices last year. About 645,000 residents will ...
  Everybody who's lived in Alaska for at least a calendar year is about to get a ...Business Insiderall 18 news articles »
  

• Alaska Airlines begins daily flights from Seattle to New York City - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) (blog)

  17-09-2015 16:41
  Alaska Airlines begins daily flights from Seattle to New York City
  Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) (blog)
  If you travel frequently between New York City and Seattle, you just got another option. Seattle's hometown airline, Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) just began offering daily flights between New York's JFK Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
  Alaska Airlines Appoints New Managing Director of Fleet, Standards and ...PR Newswire (press release)all 7 news articles »
  

• Mississippians charged with poaching in Alaska - Jackson Clarion Ledger

  17-09-2015 16:29
  Jackson Clarion Ledger
  Mississippians charged with poaching in Alaska
  Jackson Clarion Ledger
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska. - A reality show host from Hazlehurst is among the group of Mississippians arrested in an Alaskan poaching investigation. In a press release, U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced the charges against Clark W. Dixon, 41, ...
  

• CORRECTED-Alaska sees TransCanada's LNG project stake worth $70-$100 mln - Reuters

  17-09-2015 10:31
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  CORRECTED-Alaska sees TransCanada's LNG project stake worth $70-$100 mln
  Reuters
  (Corrects to add reference to midstream, paragraph 1). * Alaska LNG project could export 20 million tonnes a year. * Project still requires environmental approval, FiD. * Global LNG markets suffer from oversupply. By Osamu Tsukimori. TOKYO, Sept 17 ...
  AK LNG makes technical progress, economics still challengedAlaskajournal.comall 7 news articles »
  

• Alaska sees TransCanada's LNG project stake worth $70-$100 mln - Reuters

  17-09-2015 10:31
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  Alaska sees TransCanada's LNG project stake worth $70-$100 mln
  Reuters
  ... * Alaska LNG project could export 20 million tonnes a year. * Project still requires environmental approval, FiD. * Global LNG markets suffer from oversupply. By Osamu Tsukimori. TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Alaska could pay $70 million to $100 ...
  AK LNG makes technical progress, economics still challengedAlaskajournal.comall 5 news articles »
  

• Shavertown man dies in Alaska plane crash - Citizens Voice

  17-09-2015 10:04
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  Shavertown man dies in Alaska plane crash
  Citizens Voice
  BILL ROTH / ALASKA DISPATCH NEWS NTSB aviation accident investigator Millicent Hoidal conducts an on-scene investigation at the crash site of the de Havilland DHC-3T Turbine Otter that crashed during takeoff from East Wind Lake in Alaska on ...
  Investigation continues into Iliamna plane crash that killed 3Alaska Dispatch Newsall 9 news articles »
  

• 'Ultimate Survival Alaska' winner faces homicide charge in July crash - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  17-09-2015 09:56
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  'Ultimate Survival Alaska' winner faces homicide charge in July crash
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — A 38-year-old Fairbanks man who was involved in a deadly July crash on the Old Richardson Highway has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. Eddie Ahyakak faces the felony charge after the Ford F-350 he was driving was ...
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• School funding suit heads to Alaska Supreme Court - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  17-09-2015 09:56
  Alaska Dispatch News
  School funding suit heads to Alaska Supreme Court
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in a school funding lawsuit over a state law that requires organized local governments help pay for schools. The lawsuit was brought by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, with the support of ...
  Challenge to school funding rules goes before Alaska Supreme CourtAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Supreme Court hears school funding argument
  

• NTSB Working Alaska Plane Crash Site - yourcentralvalley.com

  17-09-2015 08:34
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  NTSB Working Alaska Plane Crash Site
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  Wednesday investigators spent the day at the Alaskan plane crash site collecting evidence and taking pictures of everything as the families of two prominent businessmen in the Central Valley are mourning their deaths. Officials in Alaska provide a ...and more »
  

• A Closer Look: NTSB Working Alaska Plane Crash Site - yourcentralvalley.com

  17-09-2015 08:34
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  A Closer Look: NTSB Working Alaska Plane Crash Site
  yourcentralvalley.com
  Wednesday investigators spent the day at the Alaskan plane crash site collecting evidence and taking pictures of everything as the families of two prominent businessmen in the Central Valley are mourning their deaths. Officials in Alaska provide a ...and more »
  

• Decades-old projectile discovered in whale caught off Alaska's Arctic coast - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 06:48
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Decades-old projectile discovered in whale caught off Alaska's Arctic coast
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A whale was taken by a crew near Kaktovik earlier this week. As the whale was butchered, pieces of an old weapon used to commercially hunt whales were found in the whale's tail. Flora Rexford ...and more »
  

• Banker, cotton executive from Fresno among the injured in fatal Alaska plane crash - Fresno Bee

  17-09-2015 06:41
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  Banker, cotton executive from Fresno among the injured in fatal Alaska plane crash
  Fresno Bee
  This photo, released by Alaska State Troopers, shows the floatplane that crashed Tuesday, killing two San Joaquin Valley men and injuring a third who were on a fishing trip to that state. Alaska State Troopers. James P. Fletcher Special to The Bee ...
  Bountiful man among survivors of deadly Alaska plane crashKSL.com
  Cottage Grove man survived Alaska floatplane crash that killed 3OregonLive.com
  

• The Latest: Alaska plane crash survivors' hometowns released - Lewistown Sentinel

  17-09-2015 06:25
  The Latest: Alaska plane crash survivors' hometowns released
  Lewistown Sentinel
  Alaska authorities have released the hometowns of the seven men who survived Tuesday's deadly floatplane crash. State troopers say the surviving pilot is 54-year-old John Furnia of Covington, New York. The surviving passengers are 65-year-old Rodger C.and more »
  

• Investigation continues into Iliamna plane crash that killed 3 - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 06:15
  Investigation continues into Iliamna plane crash that killed 3
  Alaska Dispatch News
  NTSB aviation accident investigator Millicent Hoidal conducts an on-scene investigation at the crash site of the de Havilland DHC-3T Turbine Otter that crashed during takeoff from East Wind Lake in the background on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015.and more »
  

• These photos of F-22 Arctic Raptors in Alaska are so striking they look unreal - Gizmodo

  17-09-2015 05:15
  Gizmodo
  These photos of F-22 Arctic Raptors in Alaska are so striking they look unreal
  Gizmodo
  Taken by photographer John Dibbs for Lockheed Martin's Code One magazine, these two F-22 Raptors are flying against the snowy picturesque backdrop of Alaska and they look absolutely stunning. So stunning and pristine and impressive that the pictures ...
  

• Alaska Supreme Court hears school funding arguments - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  17-09-2015 05:02
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  Alaska Supreme Court hears school funding arguments
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  A rule that helps pay for public school education is being challenged before the Alaska Supreme Court. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is accusing the state of being unconstitutional. It all comes down to one simple question: Who is responsible for ...
  Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments in education funding lawsuitKtoo
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• Strong earthquake shakes Chilean capital, triggering tsunami watches - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2015 04:26
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Strong earthquake shakes Chilean capital, triggering tsunami watches
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Update, 6 p.m: The National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami advisory for the state of Hawaii at 3:23 p.m. Hawaii time. A tsunami is not expected to strike the islands, the advisory said, but "sea level changes and strong ...and more »
  

• Alaska residents to receive record payment from oil royalty fund - Reuters

  17-09-2015 04:19
  Business Insider
  Alaska residents to receive record payment from oil royalty fund
  Reuters
  Alaska will give each resident more than $2,000 next month as the annual payout from an oil wealth trust fund, a state revenue official said on Wednesday, a record amount despite the collapse in oil prices last year. About 645,000 residents will ...
  Everybody who's lived in Alaska for at least a calendar year is about to get a ...Business Insiderall 14 news articles »
  

• Alaska composer collaborates with Juneau jazz trio - Ktoo

  17-09-2015 03:54
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  Alaska composer collaborates with Juneau jazz trio
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  Yngvil Vatn Guttu kicks off 360 North's concert series, Alaska Originals, Thuesday night at 7 p.m. @360. (Photo courtesy Yngvil Vatn Guttu). Alaska jazz composer and trumpet player Yngvil Vatn Guttu kicks off the Alaska Original concert series Thursday ...and more »
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015

  17-09-2015 03:39
  
  
  Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn.Download Audio
   
  Arguments open in landmark Ketchikan schools case
  Zachariah Hughes, KSKA – AnchorageLori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
  The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in case that could upend the way the state pays for education.
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• Arguments fly in landmark Ketchikan schools case

  17-09-2015 03:37
  
  
  The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in case that could upend the way the state pays for education. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is arguing that it’s a violation of the state constitution to require local governments to chip in money to fund local schools. Particularly when there are small communities throughout rural Alaska that aren’t required to provide any local contributions. KSKA’s Zachariah Hughes was in court today, and says the legal dispute hovers over
  
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• Public testimony extended on city discrimination ordinance

  17-09-2015 03:36
  
  
  Testimony on an anti-discrimination measure in the Anchorage Assembly stretched on for hours Tuesday night, with no decision ultimately reached.
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  Members of the public line up to testify before the Anchorage Assembly on an anti-discrimination ordinance. Public testimony will continue Wednesday night, Sept. 16. Photo: Zachariah Hughes/KSKA.
  Under discussion is an ordinance that extends legal protections to residents on the basis of sexual orientation and gender expression.
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• Public testimony closes on city discrimination ordinance

  17-09-2015 03:36
  
  
  Updated: 8:45pm, Wednesday 16, 2015Public testimony has closed on a controversial Anchorage ordinance that could extend legal protections to residents on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
  But the measure’s final form isn’t yet clear.Members of the public line up to testify before the Anchorage Assembly on an anti-discrimination ordinance. Public testimony will continue Wednesday night, Sept. 16. Photo: Zachariah Hughes/KSKA.After extending the public commenting per
  
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• Anchorage Assemblywoman savors White House embrace

  17-09-2015 03:35
  
  
  Elvi Gray-Jackson hugs First Lady. Photo:White House
  The Municipality of Anchorage was honored at a White House ceremony today, as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative, combating childhood obesity. Anchorage was one of 63 communities nationwide that met goals, like posting a healthy food guide at city buildings with food service, and offering school meal programs. But for one Anchorage Assemblywoman, the White House honor was up-close and personal.
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• Legislative council prepares for next phase of Medicaid expansion lawsuit

  17-09-2015 03:34
  
  
  The Legislative Council is moving forward with their lawsuit to stop Medicaid expansion. In the meantime, both the legislature and the Walker administration are working with consultants to find ways to reduce the cost of the Medicaid program.
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  Lawyers for the Legislative Council are considering filing a motion in Superior Court in the next few weeks that would kick off the next phase of the case.
  In late August, Superior Court Judge Frank Pfiffner ruled against a preliminary injunc
  
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• Reducing food waste to feed hungry Alaskans

  17-09-2015 03:33
  
  
  Every year, 133 billion lbs. of food end up in landfills in the United States. That’s 31 percent of the country’s food supply. To curb that, today the federal government announced it’s first-ever food waste reduction goals. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced they aim to reduce waste by 50 percent by 2030. But some stores in Alaska are already doing what they can to reduce their waste, and feed hungry Alaskans.
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