Ocean acidification in Southeast, tribal network seeks regional impact
Ocean acidification has been big news lately. Experts have spoken about the possible consequences for shellfish and the critters that eat them but, its actual impact in Southeast Alaska is not known....
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen now EPA budget cut...
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Mental Health Trust seeks to change laws that limit how they spend money
The Trust Authority Building in Anchorage houses the main offices of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is trying to change...
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Committee weighs cutting school debt payments
Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, co-chairman of the House Finance Committee, listens to Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, on Monday. Seaton proposed a $48.7 million cut to school construct debt...
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Alaska delegation gives good reviews on Trump speech
President Donald Trump makes his address to a Joint Session of Congress on Feb. 28, 2017 (Screenshot of White House video) President Trump gave a restrained speech to Congress Tuesday night. He said...
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Peer teachers make big difference in Service High School special needs classes
Molly McCarthy (left) and her daughter, Kelsey McCarthy-Keeler (right), sit on the steps in their family’s hillside home. (Photo by Josh Edge/Alaska Public Media) Public education plays a pivotal role...
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House Fisheries Comittee holds hearing regarding genetically engineered salmon
Anchorage Representative Geran Tarr speaks to the House Fisheries Committee about HJR 12, which opposes the FDA’s approval of genetically engineered salmon. (Photo: AlaskaLegislature.tv/ Legislative...
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Bill would change state arts council to a corporation
Lawmakers take their first look Friday at a bill changing the Alaska State Council on the Arts from an agency to a public corporation. The council distributes funds to artists and art organizations...
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Ask a Climatologist: Models hint at El Niño resurgence
(Graphic courtesy of NOAA) The weather phenomenon El Niño may be on its way back. That’s after a weak La Niña system faded out a few months ago. Climatologist Brian Brettschneider said computer models...
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Alaska lawmakers seek balance between public outcry over crime and national...
Quinlan Steiner of the Public Defender Agency presents testimony relating to Senate Bill 54 on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Lawmakers looking to...
View ArticleRabbi of threatened Jewish Center thankful for community support
An Anchorage Jewish community center is among those targeted in a wave of bomb threats around the country. Founded 25 years ago by Rabbi Yosef Greenberg, the Lubavitch Jewish Center of Alaska evacuated...
View ArticleAnchorage Assembly passes measure to make healthcare pricing more transparent
The Anchorage Assembly passed a measure that could have an impact on healthcare for anyone getting care in Alaska’s largest city. Listen now The ordinance from the mayor’s administration aims to make...
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EPA funds for Native water projects could disappear under Trump administration
(EPA logo courtesy of the Environemntal Protection Agency) The White House wants to eliminate Environmental Protection Agency funds for water projects in Alaska Native villages. That’s according to a...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
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Should foster kids know when the state uses their benefits?
The Nesbett Courthouse in downtown Anchorage. Some foster kids are eligible to receive Social Security benefits, but the kids and their families don’t always know the money is available. Instead, the...
View ArticleIditapod: The 2017 Iditarod
In Episode 4, we take a look at the 2017 Iditarod, including: The race route from Fairbanks to Nome, big rule changes, mushers to watch, the ceremonial start, and we answer a few questions from our...
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Public testimony tilts against oil and gas tax overhaul
Members of the House Resources Committee listen to public testimony on a bill to overhaul the state’s oil and gas taxes and tax credits. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media) Most...
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Murkowski joins several Democrats in challenging proposed pot enforcements
Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (Photo by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media) A group of U.S. senators – including one Alaskan – is asking the Justice Department to keep existing guidance on marijuana laws. Listen...
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With new Interior secretary, renewed hopes for King Cove road
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rode a National Park Service horse named Tonto about a mile, posing along the National Mall for photos. The Park Service, the Mall and the horse are within Interior’s...
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State Troopers plan to move lone Haines position to Bethel
The Haines state trooper car parked outside of the courthouse. (Photo: Emily Files) Things are not looking good for Haines’ Alaska State Trooper post. AST Director Col. James Cockrell intends to...
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