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• Alaska mayor pays overdue fine for campaign violations - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  11-02-2016 23:16
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  Alaska mayor pays overdue fine for campaign violations
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  ANCHORAGE — An Alaska mayor has paid an unusually large fine for campaign finance violations after regulators threatened to refer the bill for collection by the state attorney general. The Alaska Public Offices Commission in September approved a ...and more »
  

• Alaska adopts new rules for dispersant use in oil spills - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 22:34
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  Alaska adopts new rules for dispersant use in oil spills
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  Alaska oil spill responders have adopted new rules for the rapid use of chemical dispersant but say dispersant will continue to be considered only rarely, when mechanical cleanup is not practical. Chemical dispersant has been used on an oil spill just ...and more »
  

• Alaska adopts new rules for dispersant use in oil spills - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  11-02-2016 22:25
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Alaska adopts new rules for dispersant use in oil spills
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Federal and state agencies that respond to oil spills have adopted new rules for using chemical dispersant on major offshore crude oil spills in Alaska. The rules create a preauthorization zone where the owners of oil tankers in two years will be ...and more »
  

• Shotgun shooting leaves man wounded in Anchor Point

  11-02-2016 22:01
  
  Alaska State Troopers are investigating a shooting on the Kenai Peninsula that left a man wounded.
  Troopers at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday received a report of a man admitted to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer with gunshot wounds.
  Investigators determined the man had been shot multiple times with a shotgun at a home in Anchor Point about 10 miles north of Homer.
  Troopers describe the wounds as serious but not life-threatening.
  Troopers took a 45-year-old Anchor Point man into custody. He’s being
  
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• Police ID man who died in fiery South Anchorage crash

  11-02-2016 21:12
  
  Police ID man who died in fiery South Anchorage crash Police have identified the driver killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash at C Street and Dimond Boulevard early Friday as 27-year-old Frank Bavilla III.February 11, 2016
  
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• Low snow causes havoc again with Iditarod

  11-02-2016 20:40
  
  Pete Kaiser in the 2015 Iditarod ceremonial start. (Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage)
  Another low snow year in Alaska is playing havoc with the world’s most famous sled dog race, at least for the start.
  The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race always begins with a ceremonial, fan-friendly start through the streets and trails of Anchorage.
  But this year, the race’s chief executive officer says he’s worried there won’t be enough snow in Anchorage. Stan Hooley says the cer
  
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• Scientists find prevalence of algal toxins in the Arctic

  11-02-2016 20:35
  
  For the first time, scientists have documented the prevalence of two biotoxins in Alaska’s marine mammal population above the Arctic Circle. That’s according to a new study out Thursday in the Journal Harmful Algae. But  it’s not clear if algal toxins have always existed in the Arctic, because scientist never looked before now.
  Scientists did not expect to find algal toxins in ocean water or marine mammals that range north of the Gulf of Alaska and the state’s S
  
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• Assault at Wildwood Correctional Center leaves Dillingham man hospitalized

  11-02-2016 20:32
  
  Wildwood Correctional Facility in Kenai. (Department of Corrections photo)
  A fight between inmates at the Wildwood Correctional Facility in Kenai has left a Dillingham man hospitalized in Anchorage. KDLG News has learned that Vaughn Clark, who was sentenced last December to four years in jail on drug dealing charges, was one of two involved and was medevaced with serious injuries Tuesday night.
  Authorities released few details Wednesday morning. Sherrie Daigle is a spokesperson for the Departmen
  
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• Kodiak police Focusing on better training following Pletnikoff incident

  11-02-2016 20:30
  
  The Kodiak Police Department is working to improve its staff’s sensitivity towards people with special needs. That includes new approaches to identifying members of the community affected by autism.
  The change comes after an incident in September where three police officers used excessive force in subduing an autistic young man, Nick Pletnikoff, originally accused of trying to enter a vehicle by force.
  At the Kodiak City Council work session last night, Chief of Police Ronda Wallace presen
  
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• Noise research, Susitna delta habitat focus of new Cook Inlet beluga plan

  11-02-2016 19:49
  
  Noise research, Susitna delta habitat focus of new Cook Inlet beluga plan A new five-year plan to aid recovery of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga population includes further research on underwater noise in the whales' Southcentral Alaska waters, considers noise restrictions in the Susitna River delta and seeks to improve responses to strandings.February 11, 2016
  
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• Wells Fargo report bleak for Alaska on strong dollar, weak oil - Alaskajournal.com

  11-02-2016 19:24
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  Wells Fargo report bleak for Alaska on strong dollar, weak oil
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  Stock markets have been in a slump so far this year after a lackluster 2015, but a Wells Fargo analyst says it is normal volatility after an abnormally smooth rise since the depths of the 2009 recession. The bank's investment outlook for 2016 does not ...and more »
  

• Tim Bradner: In defense of Alaska megaprojects - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 19:17
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  Tim Bradner: In defense of Alaska megaprojects
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  I now write in defense of megaprojects. Some of my friends will gasp. Some may even lose their breakfasts, at least figuratively. It's worth a discussion, though. It has become fashionable to bash large state-sponsored infrastructure projects, but some ...
  

• Bon Voyage, Susitna

  11-02-2016 19:10
  
  The saga of the Matanuska Susitna Borough’s ferry “Susitna” just got a little more complicated at a special Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday night.
  A new chapter has been written in the year’s -old tale of the Mat Su Borough’s ailing ship, MV “Sustina”. At a special meeting last night hastily called by Borough mayor Vern Halter, new information was presented about the cost of the repairs necessary to meet the terms of a potential buyer of the vessel.
  
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• Anchor Point man arrested in shotgun wounding

  11-02-2016 18:23
  
  Anchor Point man arrested in shotgun wounding An Anchor Point man shot and seriously wounded a male victim early Wednesday, troopers say.February 11, 2016
  
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• Testing detects algal toxins in Alaska marine mammals - Phys.Org

  11-02-2016 18:15
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  Testing detects algal toxins in Alaska marine mammals
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  The locations of Alaska marine mammals that showed exposure to toxins from harmful algae. Letters on animal figures correspond to species list at right. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Toxins from harmful algae are present in ...and more »
  

• Alaska Airlines Selects Seattle Fashion Designer Luly Yang as New Uniform Designer - PR Newswire (press release)

  11-02-2016 18:03
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  Alaska Airlines Selects Seattle Fashion Designer Luly Yang as New Uniform Designer
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Interviews with Sangita Woerner, Alaska's vice president of marketing, Ben Minicucci, Alaska's chief operating officer, and Luly Yang, Alaska's new fashion designer. Facebook · Twitter. ×. Interviews with Sangita Woerner, Alaska's vice president of ...and more »
  

• Valley farmer named director of Alaska Division of Agriculture - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 17:42
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  Valley farmer named director of Alaska Division of Agriculture
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  Arthur Keyes shows off flats of strawberries picked at his Glacier Valley Farm after a farm tour for Alaska lawmakers, commissioners and staff in 2013. PALMER -- Arthur Keyes, an ambitious Palmer vegetable and strawberry grower who founded a popular ...and more »
  

• Valley farmer named director of Alaska Division of Agriculture

  11-02-2016 17:41
  
  Valley farmer named director of Alaska Division of AgricultureArthur Keyes made his name as a tireless farm promoter who helped start several markets. He replaces a Palin appointee whom Gov. Bill Walker last year asked to leave the position. February 11, 2016
  
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• Budget to defer 5 jets, but Air Force general ‘excited’ for F-35s in Alaska

  11-02-2016 17:02
  
  Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh
  President Obama’s 2017 Air Force budget would slow the pace of buying F-35s. That’s the new fighter jet slated for Eielson Air Force Base. But Air Force Chief of Staff Mark Welsh still speaks highly of the plan to keep them at the Fairbanks base. Welsh says production and testing of the aircraft is well underway.
  “This is not a PowerPoint program anymore. About a year from now, we will have 100 F-35s in our Air Force inventory,” he
  
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• Budget defers 5 jets, but Air Force general ‘excited’ for F-35s in Alaska

  11-02-2016 17:02
  
  Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh
  President Obama’s 2017 Air Force budget would slow the pace of buying F-35s. That’s the new fighter jet slated for Eielson Air Force Base. But Air Force Chief of Staff Mark Welsh still speaks highly of the plan to keep them at the Fairbanks base. Welsh says production and testing of the aircraft is well underway.
  “This is not a PowerPoint program anymore. About a year from now, we will have 100 F-35s in our Air Force inventory,” he
  
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• Delta, Alaska expanding service at Helena airport - Helena Independent Record

  11-02-2016 15:54
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  Delta, Alaska expanding service at Helena airport
  Helena Independent Record
  Wednesday on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle. Alaska Airlines plans to restore some of the service in June that it removed in 2015. The late-night flight from Seattle will arrive three days a week with early morning departures back to Seattle ...
  Alaska Airlines Flight Diverts to Denver After Passenger Threatens CrewNBCNews.com
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• Freezing rain advisory in effect along Glenn Highway; most Mat-Su schools closed

  11-02-2016 15:53
  
  Freezing rain advisory in effect along Glenn Highway; most Mat-Su schools closed A freezing rain advisory is in effect Thursday morning for parts of Anchorage and the Mat-Su, with the Mat-Su Borough School District closing most schools for the day.February 11, 2016
  
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• Alaska mayor pays overdue fine for campaign violations - Washington Times

  11-02-2016 14:05
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  Alaska mayor pays overdue fine for campaign violations
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska mayor has paid an unusually large fine for campaign finance violations after regulators threatened to refer the bill for collection by the state attorney general. Alaska Dispatch News reports (http://bit.ly/1TUy6SF ...
  North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower pays $35000 campaign fineAlaska Dispatch Newsall 8 news articles »
  

• How an Alaska Teacher Improved Student Attendance with Minecraft - EdSurge

  11-02-2016 12:07
  How an Alaska Teacher Improved Student Attendance with Minecraft
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  It's important to keep kids engaged in their learning, but how do we accomplish something that seems so abstract? Part of the solution has to do with making learning irresistible, and in my classroom, learning is driven by curiosities and interests. My ...
  

• Alaska women's hoops focusing on starting strong, men take on Alaska Anchorage - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  11-02-2016 10:03
  Alaska women's hoops focusing on starting strong, men take on Alaska Anchorage
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—One thing that's hindered the Alaska Nanooks women's basketball team this season has been its slow starts. With a pair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference contests against Central Washington University and Northwest Nazarene University ...and more »
  

• A Green Mess: Is EPA in Hot Water Over Alaska's Bristol Bay? - American Spectator

  11-02-2016 10:01
  American Spectator
  A Green Mess: Is EPA in Hot Water Over Alaska's Bristol Bay?
  American Spectator
  Obama wants clean-power cars while the EPA undermines the mining of copper needed for their motors. By Ned Mamula and Patrick J. Michaels – 2.11.16. SmallerLarger; Print Article. The president with salmon fisherwomen along Bristol Bay, Alaska ...
  

• Alaska could see fewer renewable energy projects due to budget cuts - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  11-02-2016 09:13
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  Alaska could see fewer renewable energy projects due to budget cuts
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  A fund created by the state to help renewable energy projects across Alaska become a reality will likely get a lot less money next year. The Alaska Renewable Energy Fund, which was created by the legislature in 2008 to fund energy projects is expected ...
  

• Ex-Alaska medevac operator tells jury of encounters with defendant in fraud cause - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 07:22
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  Ex-Alaska medevac operator tells jury of encounters with defendant in fraud cause
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  At the start, before Mark Avery's spectacular fall from his Anchorage aviation empire, he was working with a medevac operator and pilot who had extensive experience, a contract with a major rural Alaska health care provider and connections for buying ...
  

• Ex-Alaska medevac operator tells jury of encounters with defendant in fraud cause

  11-02-2016 07:20
  
  Ex-Alaska medevac operator tells jury of encounters with defendant in fraud cause At the start, before Mark Avery’s spectacular fall from his Anchorage aviation empire, he was working with a medevac operator and pilot who had extensive experience and a contract with a major rural Alaska health care provider.February 10, 2016
  
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• Alaska from Scratch: Big, soft sugar cookies to beat what's at the grocery store - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 06:21
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  Alaska from Scratch: Big, soft sugar cookies to beat what's at the grocery store
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  I confess that in my former life, I may have enjoyed my fair share of those huge packages of frosted sugar cookies placed strategically all over the grocery store, with their alluring seasonal colors and coordinating sprinkles. You know exactly which ...and more »
  

• Jill Burke: Cuts to early childhood care will deepen Alaska's fiscal crisis - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 05:44
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  Jill Burke: Cuts to early childhood care will deepen Alaska's fiscal crisis
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  As the state grapples with a $3.5 billion budget deficit, we must not lose sight of slowly acquired gains, those that require continued investment now before they pay off in the future. If we don't, the dollars the state might think it is saving now ...and more »
  

• Jill Burke: Cuts to early childhood care will deepen Alaska's fiscal crisis

  11-02-2016 05:44
  
  Jill Burke: Cuts to early childhood care will deepen Alaska's fiscal crisis COMMENT: If Alaska hopes to have a stable, educated and healthy future workforce, it needs to take care of it now, while it’s still in diapers, or spend exponentially more down the road.February 10, 2016
  
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• As need for interpreters grows, Alaska courts look to technology to save money - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 05:23
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  As need for interpreters grows, Alaska courts look to technology to save money
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  Court-certified interpreter Yolanda Martinez-Ley poses in front of the Nesbett Courthouse in downtown Anchorage on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Bob Hallinen / ADN. The Alaska Court System will see hundreds of requests for interpreting services this year ...and more »
  

• As need for interpreters grows, Alaska courts look to technology to save money

  11-02-2016 05:19
  
  As need for interpreters grows, Alaska courts look to technology to save money The Alaska Court System will likely see hundreds of requests for interpreting services this year, and that volume has staff looking to technology to streamline what can become a complex and costly process.February 10, 2016
  
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• What constitutes a recession? Alaska's labor department proposes a way to measure it - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 05:18
  What constitutes a recession? Alaska's labor department proposes a way to measure it
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  It's still not clear if Alaska is in a recession, but the state's labor department has come up with a uniform way to determine whether it is. In a new report released this week, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development proposes the ...and more »
  

• What constitutes a recession? Alaska’s labor department proposes a way to measure it

  11-02-2016 05:11
  
  What constitutes a recession? Alaska’s labor department proposes a way to measure it It's still too soon to tell if Alaska is in an economic recession, according to a report released this week by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.February 10, 2016
  
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• Presidential race heads to Alaska in March - Alaska Public Radio Network

  11-02-2016 04:59
  Presidential race heads to Alaska in March
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska's major parties will pick their candidates on different days. The Republicans will choose theirs on March 1st, also known as Super Tuesday. That's because it's the day that the largest number of delegates will be picked this year. Alaska will ...and more »
  

• APOC delays decision to fine groups tied to Walker aide

  11-02-2016 04:52
  
  APOC delays decision to fine groups tied to Walker aide Alaska campaign finance regulators will privately consider whether to fine two independent political groups tied to Gov. Bill Walker’s deputy chief of staff for actions that prevented contributors from being revealed.February 10, 2016
  
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• Policy of cuts will leave Alaska's university bleeding, state's future bleak - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-02-2016 04:49
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  Policy of cuts will leave Alaska's university bleeding, state's future bleak
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  OPINION: If fail to invest in Alaska's university, we guarantee Alaska's decline. We must be wiser than that. Pictured: University of Alaska Anchorage in foreground of city's U-Med District. Erik Hill / ADN. The Alaska legislative majority continues to ...and more »
  

• AK court system planning more budget cuts

  11-02-2016 04:45
  
  
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  Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Craig Stowers says the court system has taken steps to cut costs. In the annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the legislatureon Wednesday, he said the courts plan on more cuts.
  But Stowers also gave legislators some advice as they shape the budget. He said if leaders act in the interest of Alaskans, their constituents will support them.
  “My friends, do not be afraid: Fear is the mind-killer,” he said.
  
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• Sen. Olson joins majority caucus

  11-02-2016 04:35
  
  
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  The Senate’s already large majority grew even bigger today. Senator Donny Olson joined the majority caucus.
  The move by the Golovin Democrat means that sixteen of the twenty senators are in the majority. Olson says he’s honored to join the majority and will lend a strong voice for rural Alaskans.
  He joins Senator Lyman Hoffman of Bethel as another Democrat in the Republican-led majority.
  Senate Minority Leader Berta Gardner, an Anchorage Democrat, says her ca
  
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• Young: FAA privatization bill harms Alaska air travel

  11-02-2016 04:20
  
  
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  A U.S. House committee is considering a bill that would make the nation’s air traffic controllers employees of a non-profit corporation, and shift financial responsibility for safe air travel away from taxpayers. Alaska Congressman Don Young argued against it this morning, but the air traffic controllers’ union supports the bill.
  The prime supporter of the FAA remodel is Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Penn, who has the job Congressman Young used to ha
  
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• Rep. Nageak’s nephew killed in police shooting

  11-02-2016 04:19
  
  
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  There was an officer involved in a fatal shooting in Barrow early Wednesday morning. According to the North Slope Borough Mayor’s office, the incident happened around 4:00 a.m. A North Slope Borough Police Officer was responding to a call for assistance when the shooting took place. The Mayor’s office identified the victim as Vincent Nageak  III, the nephew of State Representative Ben Nageak (D-Barrow).
  Nageak, age 36, was a lifetime resident of Bar
  
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• Sitka settles with tasered student

  11-02-2016 04:16
  
  
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  Sitka has settled out of court with a high school student who was tasered in the city’s jail in 2014. Franklin Hoogendorn will be paid $350,000 by Sitka’s insurance carrier.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Feb. 10 2016

  11-02-2016 03:51
  
  
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  AK court system planning more budget cuts
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO/APRN-JuneauAlaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Craig Stowers says the court system has taken steps to cut costs. In the annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of th
  
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• Young: FAA privatization bill harms Alaska air travel - Alaska Public Radio Network

  11-02-2016 02:51
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  Young: FAA privatization bill harms Alaska air travel
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  A U.S. House committee is considering a bill that would make the nation's air traffic controllers employees of a non-profit corporation, and shift financial responsibility for safe air travel away from taxpayers. Alaska Congressman Don Young argued ...and more »
  

• Fish Factor: Feeding Alaska's needy - Capital city weekly

  11-02-2016 02:39
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  Fish Factor: Feeding Alaska's needy
  Capital city weekly
  Needy Alaskans are enjoying a rare taste of sablefish, thanks to a science project that kept research fish from going over the rails. Sablefish, more commonly called black cod, are one of the world's priciest, high-end fish, and Alaska waters are home ...
  Cotten, council get earful from trawlersAlaskajournal.comall 3 news articles »
  

• Turning ideas about racial equity into art

  11-02-2016 02:09
  
  The painting produced by Bisco during the first day of the Racial Equity Summit. Hillman/KSKA
  Last week the First Alaskans Institute held a summit on racial equity. Speakers focused on topics like internalized oppression, unconscious bias, and finding healthy ways to talk about race. Off to the side of the stage, Arielo “Bisco” Taylor shook cans of spray paint and turned the ideas into art.
  Bisco’s first professional art gig was in the 5th grade in Anchorage, when he matured fr
  
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• North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower pays $35,000 campaign fine

  11-02-2016 02:06
  
  North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower pays $35,000 campaign fine The check for the unusually large fine arrived months late, after campaign finance regulators threatened to send the matter to the attorney general for collection.February 10, 2016
  
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• ConocoPhillips absorbs $4.4B loss; nets just $4M in Alaska - Alaskajournal.com

  11-02-2016 01:04
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  ConocoPhillips absorbs $4.4B loss; nets just $4M in Alaska
  Alaskajournal.com
  ConocoPhillips reported large losses across its portfolio in 2015 totaling $4.4 billion. The company netted just $4 million in Alaska as it took a hit to its bottom line after writing down the value of the Chukchi Sea leases it bought for $500 million ...
  

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