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• Juneau loses Supreme Court boundary beef to Petersburg

  04-12-2015 22:03
  The Petersburg Borough’s boundaries will stand as they are, now that Juneau has lost its last legal challenge on the matter.
  The Alaska Supreme Court issued a decision Friday, upholding a lower court’s decision and the state Local Boundary Commission’s 2012 decision to grant Petersburg a huge boundary expansion.
  It puts to bed a dispute over about 1,500 square miles of Southeast Alaska both boroughs laid claim to.
  The previously contested land is almost completely uninhabited n
  
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• Juneau loses boundary dispute to Petersburg

  04-12-2015 22:03
  The Petersburg Borough’s boundaries will stand as they are, now that Juneau has lost its last legal challenge on the matter.
  The Alaska Supreme Court issued a decision Friday, upholding a lower court’s decision and the state Local Boundary Commission’s 2012 decision to grant Petersburg a huge boundary expansion.
  It puts to bed a dispute over about 1,500 square miles of Southeast both boroughs laid claim to.
  The previously contested land is almost completely uninhabited national
  
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• What price for education?

  04-12-2015 22:00
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  We all want bright, young students to emerge from our public school system and become contributing citizens. But what is the right price tag for that goal?
  Paying for education will continue as a major challenge for Alaskans going into this next legislative session and into our foreseeable future. We ask knowledgeable professionals to paint a graspable view of where education money goes now, and to discuss ways schools can thrive in a challenging economic climate
  
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• AC Quickstop begins plans for Bethel liquor store

  04-12-2015 22:00
  The Bethel AC Quickstop. (Photo by Dean Swope / KYUK)
  Bethel received two liquor licenses last month. But the town’s almost half-century ban on legal sales hasn’t entirely broken yet. The two entities who obtained the licenses—Alaska Commercial Company and Bethel Native Corporation—still need to set up their stores. AC Quickstop is beginning that process this week.
  Walter Pickett is the Alaska Commercial Company general manager. He says the final vision for
  
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• Bethel hopes housing holds key to retaining city workers

  04-12-2015 21:57
  The Willow Place Apartments. (Photo by Dean Swope / KYUK)
  Jobs in rural Alaska are often seen as a career stepping stone. Professionals take a job for a year, maybe two, and leave. In doing so, they take career skills and experience with them rather than investing those assets back into the community.
  This high turn over rate prevents institutional knowledge from accumulating and community trust in its professionals from strengthening. How to break this cycle and retain workers pe
  
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• Mayor Becker, staff keep Juneau moving forward after mayor’s death

  04-12-2015 21:39
  
  Mary Becker sits in the office of the mayor at Juneau’s City Hall on Dec. 3, 2015. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
  As Juneau’s mayor, Mary Becker is establishing regular office hours at city hall, attending meetings scheduled by the late mayor and educating herself on her new role. At the same time, she wants to follow through with some of Greg Fisk’s initiatives.
  Since Tuesday, Mary Becker has been going to city hall every day and working in the office of the mayor.
  “This is Gr
  
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• The 2015 Anchorage International Film Festival

  04-12-2015 21:00
  It’s the dead of winter, and that means it’s time to light up the movie screens of Alaska for the Anchorage International Film Festival, followed by the “best of the fest” tour state-wide. Will that include your community?
  Anchorage International Film Festival
  HOST: Steve Heimel
  GUESTS:
  Nick Brandestini, director, “Children of the Arctic”
  Rebecca Potterbaum, Festival Director
  Laura Moscatello, Festival Program Director
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• Palliative Care and Cancer

  04-12-2015 20:00
  
  Each year roughly 3,700 Alaskans hear the words: “You have cancer.” Managing the physical and emotional symptoms of a cancer diagnosis can be challenging for patients and their families. Palliative care provides a team-based approach that improves quality of life by addressing these symptoms and treating the whole person, not just their disease.
  HOST:  Dr. Thad Woodard
  GUESTS:
  Emily Nenon, American Cancer Society Alaska, Government Relations Director
  Patricia Dooley, RN Pal
  
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• Alaska Air Group, Inc. Pulls Another Revenue Lever - Motley Fool

  04-12-2015 19:25
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  Alaska Air Group, Inc. Pulls Another Revenue Lever
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  A new premium economy section will help Alaska continue to fend off growing competition in Seattle. Adam Levine-Weinberg. (TMFGemHunter). Dec 4, 2015 at 1:25PM. In the past two years, Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) has faced a growing threat from Delta Air ...
  Alaska Airlines to add legroom in coach – for a premium priceThe Seattle Times
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• Palm Bay officials spend $7800 on Alaska conference - Florida Today

  04-12-2015 19:16
  Florida Today
  Palm Bay officials spend $7800 on Alaska conference
  Florida Today
  Palm Bay Economic Development Director Andy Anderson and Deputy City Manager Dave Isnardi spent more than $7,800 on a city-financed trip to a conference in Alaska, travel receipts show. The duo attended the International Economic Development ...
  

• Sprawling Alaska Gas Project Would Harm Climate, Threaten Rare Whales - Center for Biological Diversity (press release)

  04-12-2015 18:56
  Center for Biological Diversity (press release)
  Sprawling Alaska Gas Project Would Harm Climate, Threaten Rare Whales
  Center for Biological Diversity (press release)
  OAKLAND, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today opposing the Alaska LNG Project, a massive gas-export scheme proposed by BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and the Alaska ...
  Alaska gas line board votes to approve project work planFairbanks Daily News-
  

• Housing in Alaska: Why America's Last Frontier is Stuck in a Deep Freeze - Builder Magazine

  04-12-2015 18:48
  Builder Magazine
  Housing in Alaska: Why America's Last Frontier is Stuck in a Deep Freeze
  Builder Magazine
  While most of the country has rebounded from the economic downturn started in 2008, Zillow Research indicates that Alaska has not. Home prices in the country's largest state have remained essentially flat over the past five years. The number of homes ...
  

• When Cyber Monday stretches into Cyber Week, the traveler wins - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 18:36
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  When Cyber Monday stretches into Cyber Week, the traveler wins
  Alaska Dispatch News
  One of my favorite travel quotes is a saying first uttered by my friend Alan Swensen: “Fare wars are like buses; there's one that comes along every few minutes.” Those are words to live by. Still, some buses are bigger than others. Alaska Airlines ...
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• Bagels and lox get an Alaska touch - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 18:36
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  Bagels and lox get an Alaska touch
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Holidays are the time when countries all over the world bring out their finest delicacies and most treasured local resources to enjoy with family and friends around the table. History shows that smoked salmon is one of those prized items that has been ...and more »
  

• Alaska flicks shine in film fest - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 18:20
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  Alaska flicks shine in film fest
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Here's a more or less complete list of films by Alaskans or about Alaska scheduled to be screened at this year's Anchorage International Film Festival. Many are included in the "Made in Alaska Shorts" program, 1 p.m. Dec. 6 and 11 a.m. Dec. 12, Alaska ...and more »
  

• Gunnar Knapp retiring from University of Alaska role - Undercurrent News

  04-12-2015 18:16
  Gunnar Knapp retiring from University of Alaska role
  Undercurrent News
  Gunnar Knapp, widely known for his work on behalf of the salmon industry in Alaska, and also his work on social and economic impacts of fisheries, announced in a letter to colleagues that he will be retiring from the University of Alaska at the end of ...
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• Sweetheart Lake dam project moves closer to permit

  04-12-2015 17:53
  Federal regulators are seeking public feedback on Juneau’s new hydroelectric dam project that aims to provide additional electrical reliability to meet the city’s growing electric demand.
  The Juneau Empire reports that members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission arrived in Juneau Wednesday to hear public feedback on the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project draft environmental statement. Three people provided testimony during the meetings, including Mayor Mary Becker. All spo
  
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• VPA goes Fruitcakes!

  04-12-2015 17:30
  
  
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  Valley Performing Arts is presenting Julian Wiles’ heart-warming comedy Fruitcakes and Dave Nufer (“Mack Morgan”) from the show drops by Stage Talk this week to talk about how it’s going. Fruitcakes runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 and Sundays at 2:00 through December 20th.
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• Fuel spills from tank supplying rural water treatment plant

  04-12-2015 17:27
  
  The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is monitoring a spill of about 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel at a northwest Alaska village.
  The agency says a fuel tank overflowed at the water treatment plant in Kiana, a village of 400 about 57 miles east of Kotzebue, as the tank was being filled.
  The spill was discovered Tuesday night. The cause is under investigation.
  City and water treatment plant workers built a dike to prevent fuel from flowing downhill.
  The DEC says two city water wells
  
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• AK: After prison, giving back to a community once hurt

  04-12-2015 17:05
  This is the fifth story in a five-part series looking at prison re-entry. Want more? Alaska Public Media hosted a live community forum on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7:00 p.m. to dig deeper into life after prison. Listen on Monday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. on KSKA-Anchorage, 91.1FM.Restarting life after prison is full of challenges — but also successes. For our final story in the series “Hitting Reset,” we travel to the village of Tyonek on Cook Inlet where one man recreates himsel
  
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• Alaska Airlines will add new premium class with more of the stuff that makes ... - Los Angeles Times

  04-12-2015 17:00
  Los Angeles Times
  Alaska Airlines will add new premium class with more of the stuff that makes ...
  Los Angeles Times
  Alaska Airlines plans to add a new premium class next year and is reducing the number of seats on some aircraft to make way for the roomier option. The airline announced Thursday that premium-class fliers will enjoy 3 to 4 inches more legroom than that ...
  Alaska Airlines Adds New Premium ClassTravel Market Reportall 3 news articles »
  

• Fight over property led to fatal Douglas stabbing

  04-12-2015 16:56
  
  Juneau police investigate the scene of the murder on Douglas Island Thursday morning (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/KTOO)
  Police charged a 19-year-old Juneau man with murder Thursday, alleging he stabbed two men, killing one and injuring the other. The victims were father and son. Police say the men were fighting over piece of property.
  The capital city’s police department says the alleged murder took place at Cedar Park, a housing development in West Juneau on Douglas Island.
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• Should the Upper Lynn Canal run its own ferry authority?

  04-12-2015 16:00
  
  A passenger on the deck of an Alaska Marine Highway ferry. (Flickr Creative Commons – supafly)
  Could Haines, Skagway and Juneau run their own Lynn Canal Ferry Authority? With budget cuts and reduced service to the Alaska Marine Highway, leaders from Skagway and Haines are considering that idea.
  Skagway Mayor Mark Schaefer and Haines Mayor Jan Hill recently met with Alaska Marine Highway Deputy Commissioner Mike Neussl to gauge his opinion. Now, they’re hoping to commission a study de
  
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• Affordable Care Act repeal bill passes senate; Alaska senators vote in favor - Alaska Public Radio Network

  04-12-2015 15:35
  Affordable Care Act repeal bill passes senate; Alaska senators vote in favor
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska's Senators voted for a bill Thursday that would repeal major provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The legislation also removes federal funding for Planned Parenthood. And it marks the first time an ACA repeal bill has made it through the Senate.and more »
  

• Affordable Care Act repeal bill passes Senate; Alaska senators vote in favor

  04-12-2015 15:34
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks on the senate floor. (YouTube screenshot/Sen. Lisa Murkowski)
  Alaska’s Senators voted for a bill Thursday that would repeal major provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
  The legislation also removes federal funding for Planned Parenthood. And it marks the first time an ACA repeal bill has made it through the Senate.
  The vote was 52-47. It will likely pass the House, but it has no chance of being signed into law by President Obama.
  Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke in f
  
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• Why We Think Alaska Air Is Worth Much More - Forbes

  04-12-2015 14:40
  Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
  Why We Think Alaska Air Is Worth Much More
  Forbes
  It has been a great year for the US airline industry. With oil prices plummeting to multi-year lows, US airlines have been making huge profits and their stocks have reached all-time highs over the last few quarters. Amidst all this, Alaska Air is ...
  Trade-Ideas: Alaska Air Group (ALK) Is Today's Strong On High Relative Volume ...TheStreet.com
  Alaska Airlines CEO on the countdown that keeps planes on schedu
  

• Alaska Dog Mushers Association trails are in - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-12-2015 10:21
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  Alaska Dog Mushers Association trails are in
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  A group of Fairbanks Cycle Club fat-tire bikers takes to the Alaska Dog Mushing Association trails at the Mushers Hall earlier this week. prev. next. ×. 24 remaining of 25. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. Outdoor editor's note: Trip ...
  

• Alaska Ammo hosting food drive - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-12-2015 10:16
  Alaska Ammo hosting food drive
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks retailer Alaska Ammo is hosting a food drive through Dec. 31 supporting the city's food bank. For every can of food or nonperishable donated, Alaska Ammo will donate five rounds of .22-caliber ammunition to local junior rifle teams.
  

• Commercial pokes fun at Alaska Man stereotype to promote bus ridership - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-12-2015 10:05
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  Commercial pokes fun at Alaska Man stereotype to promote bus ridership
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  This screenshot, pulled from a new ad produced by Mammoth Marketing, shows the “Alaska Man” used to promote MACS bus ridership in Fairbanks. prev. next. ×. 24 remaining of 25. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. FAIRBANKS — It's ...
  

• Bill helps fight illegal fishing: Alaska delegation sponsors measure to combat ... - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-12-2015 10:05
  Bill helps fight illegal fishing: Alaska delegation sponsors measure to combat ...
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  News-Miner opinion: In Interior Alaska, hundreds of miles from the ocean, it's a safe bet most people aren't concerned about pirates. But as a state, pirates — specifically pirate fishing vessels — are a source of great consternation. Each year ...
  

• Foster care needs in Juneau and Southeast Alaska - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  04-12-2015 10:03
  Foster care needs in Juneau and Southeast Alaska
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  There are about 250 children in Southeast Alaska who need a home. Maybe it could be yours. Juneau Youth Services foster care specialist Lori King said the largest age group needing placement are two year olds. King, who has been a foster parent for ...
  

• Alaska women's hoops fall to Western Washington in GNAC opener - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-12-2015 09:52
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  Alaska women's hoops fall to Western Washington in GNAC opener
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—Through the first eight games of the season, the Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team had been outrebounding opponents by almost three boards per game. On Thursday in Bellingham, Washington, the Nanooks couldn't get anything ...
  WWU women handle Alaska in GNAC openerKGMIall 5 news articles »
  

• Rural Alaska a key focus for the rebuilding National Guard - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  04-12-2015 08:57
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Rural Alaska a key focus for the rebuilding National Guard
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  The National Guard unit in western Alaska used to have more than 700 members in communities around the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Today there are fewer than 40 members in the region, a number the Guard is hoping to grow. National Guard leadership ...
  

• CWU men's basketball team goes cold in Alaska - Yakima Herald-Republic

  04-12-2015 08:28
  CWU men's basketball team goes cold in Alaska
  Yakima Herald-Republic
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Central Washington's impressive early-season run came to a screeching halt Thursday night. The Wildcats, who had posted eye-opening offensive numbers during a 4-0 start, were ice-cold in their GNAC opener against Alaska ...
  

• Weighing enforcement and black market, city introduces marijuana tax

  04-12-2015 08:12
  The Anchorage Assembly is introducing a measure to tax marijuana when sales become legal in the year ahead. The proposal hinges, however, on voter approval in April.
  Though it’s still several steps away, Assembly members are proposing to eventually tax marijuana retail sales at five percent.
  Ernie Hall chairs the committee that’s been looking at how to tax cannabis products within the municipality, and said the figure is a preliminary estimate of what the city will need to
  
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• Fuel spills from tank in northwest Alaska village: media - Yahoo News

  04-12-2015 07:38
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  Fuel spills from tank in northwest Alaska village: media
  Yahoo News
  (Reuters) - About 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled as a fuel tank overflowed at a water treatment plant in Kiana, a village in northwest Alaska, news website PeninsulaClarion.com reported on Thursday. The Alaska Department of Environmental ...
  Crews in Kiana work to prevent spilled diesel from reaching water wellsAlaska Dispatch Newsall 15 news articles »
  

• Bartlett's Falaniko is Alaska's Gatorade football player of year - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 05:12
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Bartlett's Falaniko is Alaska's Gatorade football player of year
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Ethan Falaniko, the Bartlett High running back who rushed for more than 2,000 yards and scored 33 touchdowns this season, has been named the Gatorade Alaska Football Player of the Year. The 5-foot-11, 220-pound senior, a two-time all-state selection, ...and more »
  

• Alaska's mythic welcome was once all myth, no welcome for refugees - and now? - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 04:59
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska's mythic welcome was once all myth, no welcome for refugees - and now?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Dispatch News recently provided a useful reminder of the complexity of real life by reprinting from the Anchorage Daily News Tom Kizzia's 1999 four-part series on the unfulfilled plan floated by officials in the U.S. Interior Department in the ...and more »
  

• How will Alaska cops handle reports of pot theft after legalization? - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 04:20
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  How will Alaska cops handle reports of pot theft after legalization?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Pictured: Young cannabis plants growing under artificial light. The number of plants shown here is not legally compliant for a home grow according to Alaska statute. Public domain image. This week “Peabody” wonders, “If someone was robbed for marijuana ...and more »
  

• 'Alaskan Bush People' criminal case delayed as lawyers decide what's next - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 04:06
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  'Alaskan Bush People' criminal case delayed as lawyers decide what's next
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The criminal case against members of the Brown family who star in the popular reality show “Alaskan Bush People” resumed Thursday, only to end about 10 minutes later after attorneys said they need more time to decide what to do next in a legal battle ...
  Alaska reality stars' hearing set for Dec. 22Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Time given for talks in Alaska reality stars
  

• State, oil companies vote to keep Alaska's natural gas pipeline project alive - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  04-12-2015 03:57
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  State, oil companies vote to keep Alaska's natural gas pipeline project alive
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  The state and its three oil company partners in the Alaska LNG project voted Thursday afternoon to approve initial design work for the next fiscal year, keeping the prospects of a natural gas pipeline in Alaska alive. The Alaska Gasline Development ...
  Sprawling Alaska Gas Project Would Harm Climate, Threaten Rare WhalesCenter for Biological Di
  

• Alaska phone books inch closer to disappearance - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  04-12-2015 03:52
  Alaska phone books inch closer to disappearance
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott signed a regulation that repeals the requirement that Alaska telephone companies produce an annual directory. It's a formal statement of a movement that's been coming for years. As early as 2012, Alaska's largest ...
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015

  04-12-2015 03:38
  
  
  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
   
  Alaskans say feds shirk ANILCA’s ‘no more’ pledge
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – Anchorage
  This week marks the 35th anniversary of a federal law that reshaped Alaska, literally redrew the map: ANILCA.
  State OKs another year of LNG; O
  
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• Alaskans say feds shirk ANILCA’s ‘no more’ pledge

  04-12-2015 03:36
  
  
  Gov. Bill Walker and other witnesses testify in U.S. Senate.
  This week marks the 35th anniversary of a federal law that reshaped Alaska, literally redrew the map. It’s called the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. ANILCA created new preserves and refuges across the state. It nearly doubled the size of the National Park system. It also set policy on subsistence, mining, drilling and access to Alaska’s public land.  It’s a complicated document that took years o
  
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• State OKs another year of LNG pursuit; Oil companies yet to weigh in

  04-12-2015 03:35
  
  
  Dave Cruz is serving as both interim president and acting chair of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation. Photo: AGDC
  The state has given the green light for another year of work on the Alaska LNG project, the massive effort to bring natural gas from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula for export.
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  Now, state officials are waiting to hear back from Alaska’s three partners in the project: ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips.
  For the project to advance, all four part
  
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• State and oil companies OK another year of LNG pursuit

  04-12-2015 03:35
  This illustration shows what a liquefaction plant could look like. (Source: Alaska LNG)
  The Alaska LNG gas line project will continue for another year.
  The state and its three oil company partners – ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips — voted unanimously late Thursday afternoon to continue work on the project, which aims to bring natural gas from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula for export.
  All four partners had to approve the 2016 budget by Dec. 4 for the project to co
  
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• Alaska reality stars' hearing set for Dec. 22 - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  04-12-2015 03:26
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska reality stars' hearing set for Dec. 22
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg speaks during a court hearing on Thursday, Nov. 19 , 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Pallenberg rejected plea agreements from two members of the family associated with the reality show "Alaskan Bush People" in a ...
  'Alaskan Bush People' criminal case delayed as lawyers decide what's nextAlaska Dispatch News
  Time given for talks in Alaska reality stars'
  

• Believe it or not, birding can be rewarding for Alaska kids - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-12-2015 03:25
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Believe it or not, birding can be rewarding for Alaska kids
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A little chickadee flittered past my living room window today, on its way to the feeder hanging in a nearby birch. Popping on and off a seed-filled platform, it was soon joined by a few redpolls that took up all the available space. Steller's jays ...and more »
  

• Bookmonger: Feeling the chill? – it's nothing like Alaska - The Bellingham Herald

  04-12-2015 03:12
  Bookmonger: Feeling the chill? – it's nothing like Alaska
  The Bellingham Herald
  Nobody likes to listen to a whiner, so when I found myself complaining about the chilly temperatures recently, I sat down to read two books about Alaska, figuring that a double dose of the Far North would help me realize that we don't have it half bad ...
  

• Proposed fuel tax revenue may help buoy rural airports

  04-12-2015 02:50
  A state advisory board is recommending Gov. Bill Walker hike the aviation fuel tax to support rural airports. The Aviation Advisory board weighed several options in its efforts to offset cuts to the Department of Transportation. But there’s no certainty any additional revenue would support the airports.
  Faced with declining oil revenue and cuts to the Department of Transportation, Walker charged the Aviation Advisory Board this summer with recommendations for covering the upkeep of al
  
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