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• In Asia, Walker’s gasline team gets audience but no deals

  01-10-2016 20:31
  
  Gov. Bill Walker and several of his energy advisers returned this week from a journey to Singapore and South Korea.
  Listen NowAlaska Gasline Development Corporation President Keith Meyer, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack discuss meetings with potential buyers of Alaska’s LNG during a press conference on Friday Sept. 30, 2016 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau)The trip comes as the sta
  
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• 2016 Alaska fire season burned half the average - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-10-2016 10:27
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  2016 Alaska fire season burned half the average
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  An aerial photo taken Thursday shows the growing Mid Salcha Fire near the Salcha River south of Fairbanks. The fire is now estimated at 700 acres. prev. next. ×. 9 remaining of 10. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. FAIRBANKS — A meager ...
  Alaska's fire season started strong but fizzled out, officials sayAlaska Dispatch News
  DOF: Alaska wraps up minor fire seasonKTVA.
  
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• 3 Southcentral Alaska schools earn national Blue Ribbon honors - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-10-2016 07:34
  
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  3 Southcentral Alaska schools earn national Blue Ribbon honors
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Three schools in Southcentral Alaska were among more than 300 schools nationwide recognized with the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon award for academic excellence or for work closing achievement gaps. U.S. Secretary of Education John ...and more »
  
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• Consumer demand for Alaska cruises growing again - Salt Lake Tribune

  01-10-2016 06:59
  
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  Consumer demand for Alaska cruises growing again
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Anchorage, Alaska • A growing consumer demand for Alaska cruises has put the state back in the million-passenger club as it rebounds after a leaner stretch. And next year is expected to be even better with larger capacity ships added to the Far North ...
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• Reality Check: Alaska still reigns on 'RuPaul's Dr... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  01-10-2016 06:01
  
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Reality Check: Alaska still reigns on 'RuPaul's Dr...
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  With two episodes left after this week's “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2,” it's pretty clear Alaska is going the distance, in stiletto heels no less. The University of Pittsburgh grad sometimes known as Justin Honard won yet another spotlight challenge ...
  'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2' recap: Alaska makes a baffling choiceMic
  'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' & 'Finding Prince C
  
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• 2 projects to help unlock giant accumulations of thick Alaska oil put on hold - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-10-2016 03:52
  
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  2 projects to help unlock giant accumulations of thick Alaska oil put on hold
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In the grip of a long-running oil price slump, two Alaska oil companies have delayed major projects designed to take advantage of a huge but little-tapped resource on the North Slope. But that doesn't mean efforts to dislodge the thick, slow-moving ...and more »
  
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• 2 projects to help unlock giant accumulations of thick Alaska oil put ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-10-2016 03:52
  
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  2 projects to help unlock giant accumulations of thick Alaska oil put ...
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  In the grip of a long-running oil price slump, two Alaska oil companies have delayed major projects designed to take advantage of a huge but little-tapped ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday Sept. 30, 2016

  01-10-2016 03:40
  
  
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  Listen NowLawmakers see Walker’s potential pension bonds as risky
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Governor Bill Walker’s administration wants to borrow money to pay for public workers’ pensions, by selling up to 3.3 billion dollars in what are known as pension obligation bonds. The plan is drawing
  
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• Alaska Native corporation withholds 2016 dividend, citing tough economy - KTUU.com

  01-10-2016 03:17
  
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  Alaska Native corporation withholds 2016 dividend, citing tough economy
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) One of Alaska's largest and most prominent Native corporations will not be paying shareholders an annual dividend this fall, citing a tough economic climate. The chief executive for NANA Regional Corp. said the board made ...
  
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• Assembly member proposes overhaul of Anchorage taxi industry

  01-10-2016 03:09
  An Anchorage Assembly member has introduced a bill that could radically reshape the taxi cab industry in Alaska’s largest city.
  Fiscal conservative Bill Evans, who represents south Anchorage, is pushing a measure which would nearly double the number of cabs over the next five years, adding 116 new cars to the fleet, including 16 wheel-chair accessible vehicles. After those five years, there’d no longer be a fixed number of cab permits within the municipality, and Evans compared the a
  
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• Lawmakers see Walker’s potential pension bonds as risky

  01-10-2016 03:05
  
  Governor Bill Walker’s administration wants to borrow money to pay for public workers’ pensions, by selling up to 3.3 billion dollars in what are known as pension obligation bonds. The plan is drawing concern from lawmakers, who say it may be risky.
  Randall Hoffbeck, Comm. Dept. of Revenue, governor’s press conference, January 22, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North.)Alaska’s government is obligated to pay public workers 6 billion dollars more in future pensions than it h
  
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• Alaska Politics and Public Policy - Alaska Public Radio Network

  01-10-2016 03:02
  
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  Alaska Politics and Public Policy
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Learning from the past helps inform the future. Clive Thomas's new book on policy, people and the institutions that helped create the political structure of Alaska is an exhaustive examination of topics such as the state's constitution and how it ...
  
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• Anchorage’s $35M budget hole filled by taxes, leftover surplus, and cuts

  01-10-2016 03:01
  
  Lance Wilber, left, briefs the Anchorage Assembly on the administration’s 2017 budget proposal. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Officials in Anchorage are preparing for a $35 million budget gap, caused by a drop in state support and growing expenses for the city’s work force.
  During a meeting Friday, the administration offered its plan to close that gap with a combination of property taxes, cuts to nearly every city department, and dipping into a small
  
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• Alaska Politics and Public Policy

  01-10-2016 03:01
  
  Learning from the past helps inform the future. Clive Thomas’s new book on policy, people and the institutions that helped create the political structure of Alaska is an exhaustive examination of topics such as the state’s constitution and how it differs from others, being an owner state, the politics of lobbying, the federal relationship, transportation, economic realities, state courts and a wide range of political issues. I do mean wide range. The book is more
  
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• Guy Raz Event

  01-10-2016 02:52
  
  TED Radio Hour Host Guy RazGuy Raz came to Alaska and spoke to an audience at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. He told us about what inspires him, what it takes to make the TED Radio Hour, and life lessons he’s learned along the way.
   
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• Hundreds of thousands “misappropriated” by former Naknek Electric manager

  01-10-2016 02:22
  
  The Naknek Electric Association is working to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars embezzled over several years, and repair its reputation with a furious membership. The theft was discovered as new manager Dianne King took the helm from longtime manager Donna Vukich, who retired in March. King and an independent audit turned up the missing money, and NEA’s governing board ordered a forensic audit of the books to at least 2010.
  About 20 co-op members showed up for the August 29 NEA boar
  
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• Future of Fox Spring still unclear

  01-10-2016 01:56
  
  The fate of a state owned public water source north of Fairbanks remains in limbo.  The Fox Spring is a popular place for locals to get their drinking water, but the state wants to divest of the property to eliminate rising maintenance costs for the aging well.  Sale to a neighboring landowner is in the works, while a citizens group explores other options.
  Fox Spring (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of TransportationThe deadline for public comment on sale of the Fox Spring is Frida
  
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• AK: Gracias Choir: Christmas in October

  01-10-2016 01:33
  
  The world’s best choir is planning a free concert in Anchorage Oct. 4 and 5. The Gracias Choir and Orchestra brings a bit of Christmas flavor to Alaska in October, and the family-friendly show depends on a network of enthusiastic volunteers to make it happen.
  The award winning Gracias Choir (Photo courtesy of Gracias Choir)Julie Pak has got her running shoes on. The UAA student is one of the volunteer organizers helping to produce the Gracias Choir show at Anchorage’s Alaska Center f
  
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• Glacier-themed shoes designed by local architect arrive in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-10-2016 01:31
  
  Glacier-themed shoes designed by local architect arrive in Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Matanuska Glacier lowtop, canvas leather slip-on shoe. Designed by Monica Sullivan and the winner of Shuzy Q's BucketFeet Design Contest in 2015. Anchorage architect Monica Sullivan won the 2015 Bucketfeet Design Contest with her low-top slip-on ...
  
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• 49 Voices: Andrew Freed of Anchorage

  01-10-2016 01:30
  
  This week we’re hearing from Andrew Freed in Anchorage.  Freed is a UAA student and moved to Alaska 12 years ago from Mississippi.
  Andrew Freed of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)FREED: There was definitely more of a culture shock for me going from Anchorage to Kotzebue than moving from Mississippi up to Anchorage, Alaska.
  Well, I’ve been to Kotz once and at sometimes you forget that you’re in America. The way the houses are built ar
  
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• Why Fall Might Be The Best Time To Visit Alaska - TravelPulse

  01-10-2016 00:00
  
  TravelPulse
  Why Fall Might Be The Best Time To Visit Alaska
  TravelPulse
  As the northern-most state, Alaska's weather patterns and reputation for cold have cornered its tourism season to the small window of summer. But maybe it's time to give fall a shot – namely, the end of August to the middle of September. Sure, colors ...
  
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