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• Electronic monitoring finally catching on among Alaska's commercial fishermen - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-04-2017 22:51
  
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  Electronic monitoring finally catching on among Alaska's commercial fishermen
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  Automation is coming to Alaska fishing boats in the form of cameras and sensors that track what's coming and going over the rails. Starting next year, electronic monitoring systems can officially replace human observers as fishery data collectors on ...and more »
  
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• Alaska High School Helps Disabled Students Find Summer Jobs - U.S. News & World Report

  08-04-2017 18:51
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  Alaska High School Helps Disabled Students Find Summer Jobs
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  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A high school in Alaska is helping students with disabilities find summer jobs. Bethel Regional High School is participating in a state-funded program that will match students with disabilities with local businesses, reported ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Folk Duo Plays Old-Time Cowboy Tunes - U.S. News & World Report

  08-04-2017 14:10
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  Alaska Folk Duo Plays Old-Time Cowboy Tunes
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  It was birds that first brought Alaska Folk Fest performers Art Johns and Nola Lamken together. | April 8, 2017, at 10:34 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Alaska Folk Duo Plays Old-Time Cowboy Tunes. The Associated Press.and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 7, 2017

  08-04-2017 07:20
  
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  Hilcorp shuts down third pipeline in Cook Inlet
  Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
  The federal agency charged with regulating pipelines and hazardous materials is looking into another natural gas leak on a Hilcorp platform in Cook Inlet.
  Sullivan: Syria strike offers chance to restore U
  
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• Federal judge rules against Wishbone Hill Mine

  08-04-2017 07:08
  
  It’s been a rough week for Alaska coal projects. Barely a week ago, the company behind the massive proposed Chuitna coal project near Cook Inlet announced it has halted permitting.
  Now, a federal judge has ruled against Usibelli Coal in a case involving the proposed Wishbone Hill Mine east of Palmer.
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  Judge Sharon Gleason ruled last summer that the mine’s permit might not be valid, and should be sent back to the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
  
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• Hilcorp shuts down third pipeline in Cook Inlet

  08-04-2017 07:02
  
  Cook Inlet oil platforms are visible from shore near Kenai, Alaska. The dominant oil and gas producer in Cook Inlet has struggled with aging infrastructure and reported three pipeline failures this year. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)The federal agency charged with regulating pipelines and hazardous materials is looking into another natural gas leak on a Hilcorp platform in Cook Inlet.
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  Patricia Klinger, a spokesperson for the the Pipeline and Hazardous Material
  
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• Following Trump visit, Chinese president stops in Anchorage to meet with Walker

  08-04-2017 07:00
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan arrive in Anchorage. They were greeted by Governor Walker and Lt. Gov. Mallott. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)During formal remarks to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Gov. Bill Walker spoke extensively about Alaska’s natural gas pipeline project.
  “Alaska can provide China with a new and reliable source of LNG; a strategic investment in the U.S. of A [and] an opportunity to participate in a regionall
  
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• Cuts to 4-25 reversed, but 1,500 to deploy to Afghanistan

  08-04-2017 06:49
  
  About 500 troops from the 4-25th Airborne Brigade participating in exercise Talisman Saber in the South Pacific in July of 2015. Photo: Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media.It’s official: The Army has decided to keep the 4-25th brigade combat team intact at Joint Base Elmendof-Richardson in Anchorage.
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  Friday’s announcement reverses a 2015 decision to substantially reduce the 5,000-soldier unit. The move comes as the Trump Administration has pushed for increased military sp
  
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• How to work shoulder season for cheap airline tickets - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-04-2017 06:06
  
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  How to work shoulder season for cheap airline tickets
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  Interstate air carriers that fly from Alaska to the Lower 48 are spooling up for a busy summer. By comparison, springtime is shoulder season. That should translate into lower prices, in order to fill up airplane seats that are flying up and down the coast.
  
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• The Latest: Xi stops in Alaska on way back to China - Virginian-Pilot

  08-04-2017 05:41
  
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  The Latest: Xi stops in Alaska on way back to China
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  First lady Melania Trump, wife of President Donald Trump, right, and Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese president Xi Jinping, left, tour the Bak Middle School of the Arts, Friday, April 7, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky). The Latest ...and more »
  
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• Nearing 90-day deadline, Alaska lawmakers advance bills on health care, campaign fundraising and crime - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-04-2017 05:20
  
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  Nearing 90-day deadline, Alaska lawmakers advance bills on health care, campaign fundraising and crime
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  JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers, nearing their 90-day adjournment deadline, advanced a sheaf of bills Friday, including measures to restrict political fundraising, roll back some of last year's criminal justice reforms and require more price transparency in ...and more »
  
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• China president's plane stops in Alaska after Trump visit - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

  08-04-2017 05:19
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  China president's plane stops in Alaska after Trump visit
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  Chinese President Xi Jinping was able to take in views Friday night of the natural beauty that Alaska has to offer. The state's governor hopes this will lead to an increased appetite in the world's most populous nation for more natural resources from ...
  The Latest: Xi Sightsees, Talks Trade in Alaska LayoverU.S. News & World Report
  Gov. Walker breaks down his Alaska meeting with Chin
  
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• China President's Plane Stops in Alaska After Trump Visit - U.S. News & World Report

  08-04-2017 05:02
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  China President's Plane Stops in Alaska After Trump Visit
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  Chinese President Xi Jinping was able to take in views Friday night of the natural beauty that Alaska has to offer. | April 7, 2017, at 11:03 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. China President's Plane Stops in Alaska After Trump Visit.
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• Alaska boys teams go 7 for 7 Friday at USA Hockey nationals - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-04-2017 04:58
  
  Alaska boys teams go 7 for 7 Friday at USA Hockey nationals
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  Alaska's boys teams delivered a clean sweep Friday at the USA Hockey National Championships — seven games, seven wins. Both of Alaska's boys teams in Tier 1 competition — that's the highest level of American youth hockey — prospered in Scottsdale, ...
  
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• Sullivan: Syria strike offers chance to restore U.S. credibility

  08-04-2017 04:18
  
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, in his Washington, D.C. office. Photo: Liz RuskinPresident Trump’s decision to launch missiles on Syria Thursday night drew a range of reactions on Capitol Hill. But Alaska’s all-Republican congressional delegation gave it three thumbs up.
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  Sen. Dan Sullivan said the strike diminished Syria’s chemical capability and sends the Syrian president a message: “If he uses chemical weapons again, against his own people, he should expect the
  
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• Oil Company Finds Another Problem in Alaska Marine Pipelines - U.S. News & World Report

  08-04-2017 03:41
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  Oil Company Finds Another Problem in Alaska Marine Pipelines
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  A petroleum company suspected of crude oil and natural gas leaks in Alaska's Cook Inlet has a problem at a third petroleum platform. | April 7, 2017, at 9:46 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Oil Company Finds Another Problem in ...
  The Latest: Oil company closes another Alaska pipelineWashington Postall 11 news articles »
  
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• Alaska session expected to run long with big issues pending - KTUU.com

  08-04-2017 03:20
  
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  Alaska session expected to run long with big issues pending
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska legislative leaders plan to work beyond the voter-approved 90-day session limit, with the state budget and elements of a deficit-reduction plan unresolved. The session is scheduled to end April 16. But House and Senate ...
  New Alaska House oil tax bill emerges but faces an uphill climb in SenateAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Senate approves changes to criminal justice lawWashington Timesall 1
  
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• Alaska Senate approves changes to criminal justice law - Washington Times

  08-04-2017 03:18
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  Alaska Senate approves changes to criminal justice law
  Washington Times
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Senate has approved changes to sweeping criminal justice legislation passed last year, following public outcry about crime. In a statement, Sen. John Coghill says the changes provide a balance between rehabilitation and ...and more »
  
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• Report: Trump to re-open Arctic waters to oil leasing

  08-04-2017 02:08
  
  Map of previous Chukchi Sea leases. (Image: BOEM)President Trump may soon issue an executive order intended to lift restrictions on oil development in Arctic waters. That’s according to a Bloomberg news story. It cites three unnamed sources who say Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spoke of it at an industry conference that was closed to reporters.
  The order would aim to reverse a decision by former President Obama to indefinitely close most U.S. Arctic waters to leasing. Obama used a legal me
  
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• The Latest: Company Doubts Pipeline Was Cause of Alaska Leak - U.S. News & World Report

  08-04-2017 01:41
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  The Latest: Company Doubts Pipeline Was Cause of Alaska Leak
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  The owner of a pipeline suspected of leaking crude oil into Alaska's Cook Inlet says the pipeline may not have been the source. | April 7, 2017, at 7:35 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. The Latest: Company Doubts Pipeline Was ...
  Alaska Oil and Gas Spills Prompt Call for Inspection of All Cook Inlet PipelinesInsideClimate Newsall 9 news articles &
  
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• Midnight Sun blog editor leaves for ACLU job - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-04-2017 01:12
  
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  Midnight Sun blog editor leaves for ACLU job
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  The editor of The Midnight Sun, a blog about Alaska politics, is leaving his post to join the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska. After working for the blog for about a year and a half, Casey Reynolds said it's time to move on to the next thing ...
  
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• Mountain biking in Eagle River and the Mat-Su

  08-04-2017 01:00
  
  Probably, like a lot of cyclists in Anchorage, you know our trails pretty well, especially the ones closest to home because that’s where you ride on a regular basis. But bikes these days can go a lot farther than that. On our next show, we’re talking about mountain biking opportunities beyond the bowl, including in the Mat-su and on the brand new trails just finished near Eagle River, at Mirror Lake.HOST: Charles Wohlforth 
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