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• Lisa Murkowski walked a tightrope in Alaska when she voted 'no' on Obamacare repeal - Los Angeles Times

  29-07-2017 23:09
  Los Angeles Times
  Lisa Murkowski walked a tightrope in Alaska when she voted 'no' on Obamacare repeal
  Los Angeles Times
  Before the “no” votes and the Trump tweet and the bare-knuckle threats from her Washington colleagues, there was a time when Sen. Lisa Murkowski struck many Alaskans as overly cautious. “Her first term [in the U.S. Senate], I think she tended to ...
  Disappointment marks reaction among Alaska Republicans to Murkowski health care voteAlaska Dispatch News
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• Alaska Public Offices Commission Penalizes Homer Group - U.S. News & World Report

  29-07-2017 19:31
  Alaska Public Offices Commission Penalizes Homer Group
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  HOMER, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Public Offices Commission has assessed a $725 penalty against Heartbeat of Homer - Assembly Recall, the political group that registered to advocate for recalling three Homer City Council members. The Homer News ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Sen. Murkowski's Balancing Act - NPR

  29-07-2017 14:14
  Alaska Sen. Murkowski's Balancing Act
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  Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's stance on the GOP heath care bill could have long-term consequences for her state. The Trump administration may now pull back support for Alaska energy exploration. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email ...
  
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• Digging up Alaska's volcanic secrets - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2017 04:42
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Digging up Alaska's volcanic secrets
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Kristi Wallace, left, and Katie Mulliken of the Alaska Volcano Observatory dig through peat in search of ash layers on the Seldovia slough in May 2017. (Erin Mckittrick / Ground Truth Trekking). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter ...
  
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• The Republican Women Behind the Vote

  29-07-2017 04:12 via nytimes.com
  Senator John McCain shocked his party when he turned his thumb down and voted “no” to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But it was two staunch female Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — who fought the Senate repeal from the start.
  
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• NSSP plant in Nome violated processing discharge permit, agreement reached with EPA

  29-07-2017 04:08
  
  
  Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) will pay $51,050 in penalties after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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  According to a Wednesday release from the EPA, during a 2016 inspection it was found that NSEDC’s Norton Sound Seafood Products (NSSP) plant in Nome, violated the company’s seafood processing discharge permit.
  The EPA said violations included exceeding the dimension requirements for seafood processing waste
  
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• New capital budget is much lower than previous budgets

  29-07-2017 04:07
  
  
  A conceptual rendering of the Knik Arm Bridge. Construction industry advocates support the project, but Gov. Bill Walker hasn’t pursued it. (Image courtesy Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority)State lawmakers who voted to pass the capital budget Thursday said it will help the economy. But it will provide less help than it did just a few years ago.
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  It was more than twice as large then — $3.6 billion in 2013, in contrast with $1.4 billion in the new budget.
  When oil prices fel
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 28, 2017

  29-07-2017 03:55
  
  
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  New capital budget is much lower than previous budgets
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Observers note the state has largely stopped funding its own construction projects. Now most of the capital budget comes from federal spending.
  $5 million in capital budget designated for UA renovations and repairs
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• University of Alaska could receive $5 million for capital projects - KTOO

  29-07-2017 03:42
  University of Alaska could receive $5 million for capital projects
  KTOO
  Five million dollars is coming down the legislative pipe for the state's university system to spend on major building renovations and repairs. The Legislature passed its capital budget Thursday and it's waiting for the governor's signature. University ...and more »
  
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• $5 million in capital budget designated for UA renovations and repairs

  29-07-2017 03:10
  
  
  $5 million is included in the capital budget for the state’s university system to spend on major building renovations and repairs.
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  The Legislature passed its capital budget Thursday and it’s waiting for the Governor’s signature.
  University of Alaska officials say the Board of Regents will decide how to distribute the money to Alaska universities at their August 9 meeting.
  Michael Ciri, vice chancellor for administration at the University of Alaska Southeast, sai
  
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• Murkowski's healthcare vote causes a stir in Washington and Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  29-07-2017 03:08
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Murkowski's healthcare vote causes a stir in Washington and Alaska
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North). The Alaska Dispatch News is reporting that the Trump Administration threatened to target Alaska as ...
  Trump falls flat with heavy-handed Alaska retaliation talkAlaska Dispatch News
  Trump feud with Alaska senator intens
  
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• Murkowski’s healthcare vote causes a stir in Washington and Alaska

  29-07-2017 03:04
  
  
  U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The Alaska Dispatch News is reporting that the Trump Administration threatened to target Alaska as retribution for Senator Lisa Murkowski’s stand against Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week.
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  The story stated that Senator Murkowski and Senator Dan Sullivan received calls from Interior S
  
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• Competition for airspace between drones and eagles intensifies in Unalaska

  29-07-2017 02:59
  A bald eagle takes off near Unalaska Bay.(Berett Wilber/KUCB)Before sending a $6,000 drone to record aerial footage in Unalaska, Emmett Fitch warned the pilot he might want to reconsider one thing.
  “It was black with a white body,” Fitch recalls. “I said, ‘That looks a lot like an eagle. We should maybe paint it a different color.’”
  Fitch, who runs local Wi-Fi provider Optimera, was helping an advertising agency shoot promotional footage. The Robertson & P
  
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• Caterpillars spike around lakes and rivers near Aleknagik and Dillingham for second year

  29-07-2017 02:55
  Noctuid caterpillars munch on plants in Wood-Tikchik State Park. (Photo courtesy Daniel Schindler/University of Washington)Visitors to Wood-Tikchick State Park were greeted by an unusual sight this summer.
  Alders that are normally dense, green and leafy were bare.
  University of Washington professor Daniel Schindler is an aquatic and fisheries science researcher in the park.
  “It looks almost like fall came early, so everything’s kind of brown and without any leaves on it,” Schin
  
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• State OSHA investigation targets Silver Bay Seafoods in Naknek

  29-07-2017 02:48
  Silver Bay Seafoods (KDLG photo)A state OSHA investigator is looking into claims of workplace health and safety issues at the Silver Bay Seafoods processing plant in Naknek. While many of Bristol Bay’s salmon processing companies had issues with their workforce during this record-setting season, only Silver Bay has drawn the state’s attention so far. The company is also on the receiving end of some particularly bad press in Puerto Rico, where a number of its seasonal w
  
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• Goldberg: Don't be shocked (shocked!) by Alaska threats - Houston ... - Houston Chronicle

  29-07-2017 02:45
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  Goldberg: Don't be shocked (shocked!) by Alaska threats - Houston ...
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  Jonah Goldberg says giving rewards to friends and issuing punishment to enemies are established rules of politics. By Jonah Goldberg. July 28, 2017. 01/10/03.and more »
  
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• Alaska Governor Plans to Propose Tax Bill to Ease Money Woes - U.S. News & World Report

  29-07-2017 02:21
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska Governor Plans to Propose Tax Bill to Ease Money Woes
  U.S. News & World Report
  Gov. Bill Walker says he will probably run for re-election, but he currently has more pressing issues on his mind _ including crafting a tax bill that he hopes will garner support from lawmakers. July 28, 2017, at 8:33 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn ...and more »
  
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• Plane hits caribou while trying to land at Deadhorse Airport - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2017 01:57
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Plane hits caribou while trying to land at Deadhorse Airport
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  A bull caribou checks out the traffic on the road into Denali National Park on May 22, 2015. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News ). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter. Share via Email Email. Share on Tumblr Tumblr. Share on Reddit ...
  
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• After a rocky start, Unalaska’s subsistence salmon run hits target escapement

  29-07-2017 01:42
  So far more than 11,000 sockeye have passed through Unalaska’s McLees Lake weir. (KUCB)While Unalaska’s biggest subsistence salmon run got off to a slow start this season, it’s now at a sustainable level.
  The start of the McLees Lake run was so low, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order early this month to protect the area around the mouth of the creek.
  While there are a lot of factors at play, biologist Colton Lipka said low water could have affected
  
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• Review finds Fairbanks officers justified in May shooting

  29-07-2017 01:31
  A state review concludes that Fairbanks Police officers were justified in fatally shooting a local man in May.
  Results of the Office of Special Prosecutions investigation released on Thursday say the four officers who killed Shawn Buck on a Mitchell Expressway on ramp, believed they, or other officers, were about to be killed or injured.
  Buck May 25th was fired on by four officers, as he attempt to escape arrest and crashed a truck into an Alaska State Trooper patrol vehicle.
  Police say Buc
  
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• Pilot recovered from wreckage of Regal Air Cessna 206 north of Lake Clark

  29-07-2017 01:17
  Wreckage of Regal Air Cessna 206 that crashed Wednesday north of Lake Clark, killing pilot Joel Black from Ohio. (NPS photo)The body of a pilot was recovered Thursday night after his plane crashed yesterday in Lake Clark National Park. Joel Black of Pemberville, OH was flying a Cessna 206 Thursday morning when the plane crashed.
  Megan Richotte is a spokesperson for Lake Clark National Park. She explained the recovery.
  “Last night the Alaska State Troopers and National Park Rangers were abl
  
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• Revisiting Whale photography with Bill Hess

  29-07-2017 01:00
  Bill Hess is a photographer who has immersed himself in the Native cultures of the Arctic for decades, and came back with extraordinary images and stories. His book “The Gift of the Whale” is a classic on the subject of Inupiaq hunting. And he’s also a humble and funny person to talk with. We’re revisiting this episode from winter of 2015.
   
  HOST: Charles Wohlforth
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  Bill Hess, photographer, “Gift of the Whale”
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• AK: Russian adventurers look to retrace Alaska route of past countrymen - Alaska Public Radio Network

  29-07-2017 00:48
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  AK: Russian adventurers look to retrace Alaska route of past countrymen
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Russian team and the Dillingham residents who helped to place the monument at Nushagak pose with the American, Russian, and Alaskan flags. (Photo by Allison Mollenkamp, KDLG – Dilingham). This summer, an expedition of Russian adventurers ...
  
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• AK: Russian adventurers look to retrace Alaska route of past countrymen

  29-07-2017 00:48
  
  
  The Russian team and the Dillingham residents who helped to place the monument at Nushagak pose with the American, Russian, and Alaskan flags. (Photo by Allison Mollenkamp, KDLG – Dilingham)This summer, an expedition of Russian adventurers arrived in Dillingham to retrace an historic route taken by Russian explorers in 1830, when Alaska was under the control of the Russian Empire.
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  The visitors are greeted in Dillingham by an enthusiastic local crowd. 30 residents are packed into
  
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• 49 Voices: Casey Ketchum of Anchorage

  29-07-2017 00:29
  
  
  Casey Ketchum of Anchorage (Photo courtesy of Casey Ketchum)This week we’re hearing from Casey Ketchum in Anchorage. Ketchum is the head cook at City Diner. This weekend he’ll defend his 1st place title at Anchorage’s Beer and Bacon Festival.
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  KETCHUM: There is kind of a quintessential Alaska personality. I think it’s part of… we have so much space up here, we’re allowed to develop our personalities bigger than they get a lot of other states. Especi
  
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