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• Upcoming: Pathways in and out of Homelessness

  11-04-2017 22:31
  
  Topic: Pathways in and out of homelessness
  When: Tuesday, April 25 at 6 pm. Doors open at 5:30.
  Where: 1000 East 4th Avenue (see map below)
  Who: Everyone
  From lost jobs to family emergencies to mental health conditions, everyone who has experienced homelessness has a different story. Many people are just one paycheck away. Join us for an open conversation about the pathways into homelessness and the strategies different community members and organizations are using to try to solv
  
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• New version of Permanent Fund bill would require income tax, oil tax hike

  11-04-2017 22:00
  
  Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, works at his desk in the House Chambers on Monday. Seaton is the co-chairman of the House Finance Committee, which is amending Senate Bill 26 to require an income tax and oil and gas tax increases for the bill to go into effect. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The House Finance Committee is taking a new approach and will combine its proposals to institute an income tax and raise oil and gas taxes with a proposal to draw money from Permanent Fund earnings to pay for the s
  
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• Oil tax credit bill on its way to the Senate, with ultimatum from the House

  11-04-2017 21:56
  
  Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, during a debate on the state House floor over an oil tax credit overhaul bill on Monday in Juneau. Tarr spoke in favor of the bill. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)After hours of debate on the state House floor, an oil tax credit bill is on its way to the Senate.
  House Bill 111 passed, primarily along caucus lines. Proponents said that it will stabilize the state’s tax regime and get Alaska a larger share of the profits from its oil.
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• Oil tax credit bill on its way to the Senate, with ultimatum from House

  11-04-2017 21:56
  
  Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, during a debate on the state House floor over an oil tax credit overhaul bill on Monday in Juneau. Tarr spoke in favor of the bill. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)After hours of debate on the state House floor, an oil tax credit bill is on its way to the Senate.
  House Bill 111 passed, primarily along caucus lines. Proponents said that it will stabilize the state’s tax regime and get Alaska a larger share of the profits from its oil.
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• Alaska pipeline built to survive extremes can't bear slow oil flow - Houma Courier

  11-04-2017 19:39
  
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  Alaska pipeline built to survive extremes can't bear slow oil flow
  Houma Courier
  Here at the top of the world, January brought a glimpse of the anxious future facing Alaska's once-mighty oil pipeline. The 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline System was built for extreme conditions. But as the state's oil production has declined, the ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 10, 2017

  11-04-2017 04:04
  
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  President Xi’s Alaska visit: salmon, scenery and a chance to deepen Arctic ties
  Elizabeth Harball, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
  Gov. Bill Walker hosted an unexpected guest on Friday — the President of China. Xi Jinping was headed back from a meeting with President Donald Trump in Flo
  
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• President Xi’s Alaska visit: salmon, scenery and a chance to deepen Arctic ties

  11-04-2017 04:00
  
  Chinese president Xi Jinping met with Alaska Gov. Bill Walker during a short visit to Anchorage on April 7, 2017. Xi stopped in Alaska on his way home from a summit with President Donald Trump in Florida. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)Gov. Bill Walker hosted an unexpected guest on Friday — the President of China. Xi Jinping was headed back from a meeting with President Donald Trump in Florida.
  It’s not unusual for foreign leaders to re-fuel in Anchorage, but
  
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• Congress and Trump revoked the predator-control ban on Alaska's ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-04-2017 03:49
  
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  Congress and Trump revoked the predator-control ban on Alaska's ...
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  President Donald Trump's repeal of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife rule banning most predator control on Alaska refuges revives a long-standing battle between the ...and more »
  
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• Repairs begin on Hilcorp’s leaking Cook Inlet gas line

  11-04-2017 03:12
  
  Still from footage taken by a helicopter of a gas leak in Cook Inlet, obtained by the environmental group Cook Inletkeeper. (Image courtesy Cook Inletkeeper)Dive teams are finally working to repair Hilcorp’s leaking natural gas pipeline in Cook Inlet.
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  The leak was discovered in early February, though regulators say it actually began in December. But repairs were delayed by winter ice conditions in the Inlet, which made it too dangerous for divers to work.
  In a press release Mond
  
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• GCI: Law enforcement investigating damaged fiber cable, outages

  11-04-2017 03:09
  
  GCI Antenna. (Photo by Sir Mildred Pierce/Flickr Creative Commons)Alaska’s largest telecommunications company, GCI, has blamed statewide outages over the weekend on intentional damage to a fiber optic cable in Midtown Anchorage.
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  The damage caused spotty service for thousands of internet customers and some wireless customers, and GCI spokesperson Heather Handyside said an “outside actor” not working for GCI caused the damage.
  “It appeared to be human caused, pos
  
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• Senate passes Petersburg land grant bill

  11-04-2017 03:02
  
  The Petersburg Borough with its final boundaries. (File photo)Legislation to increase the Petersburg Borough’s land grant from the state passed the Alaska Senate on Monday (April 10). The bill would transfer more than 14,000 acres to the new borough, which hopes to develop or sell off some of the property.
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  Senate Bill 28 was heard in the Senate Resources committee. It and a companion bill in the House would grant 14,666 acres of state land to the borough government. As part of t
  
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• UA Regents schedule meeting to discuss Senate’s approved cuts

  11-04-2017 01:57
  
  University of Alaska Fairbanks (Creative Commons photo by Jimmy Emerson)The University Of Alaska Board Of Regents is holding a special meeting Thursday in Fairbanks to discuss contingency plans in light of State Senate approved budget cuts. Last week the Senate passed a budget that cuts $22 million from the $325 million in UA funding supported by the House and Governor Bill Walker.
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  ”In the event that a number comes from the legislature that is less than that, the University need
  
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• Jessie Holmes wins 2017 Kobuk 440

  11-04-2017 01:45
  
  Sled dogs patiently waiting at the start of the Kobuk 440 in Kotzebue. (Photo: Francesca Fenzi)Jessie Holmes is the winner of the 2017 Kobuk 440. Holmes crossed the finish line yesterday morning at 1:51 a.m. with nine dogs.
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  Last year’s champion, Nicolas Petit, took second place, arriving 32 minutes behind Holmes at 2:23 a.m. Sunday morning with seven dogs.
  Wade Marrs finished in third place in his rookie run of the Kobuk 440, followed by Jason Mackey in fourth and Richie Diehl o
  
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