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Mayor’s office reporting $14 million surplus from first quarter
The Mayor’s Office in Anchorage is reporting a $14 million surplus after revising its first-quarter budget. Download Audio Mayor Ethan Berkowitz (Photo courtesy of Municipality of Anchorage) The...
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AK: Alaska Folk Festival: The state’s biggest talent show
The Alaska Folk Festival runs April 4th through 10th in Juneau. It’s a sure sign of spring for the hundreds of musicians from all over the state who come to play, jam and listen. On this week’s AK,...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Mar. 25, 2016
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 Download Audio Robocalls and...
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Alaska Dems gather across state to pick party’s presidential nominee
Democratic caucus-goers in flood Anchorage’s West High School on Saturday morning. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) By 9:30 a.m. the parking-lot at Anchorage’s West High school was...
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New Homer brewery prepares to open doors
A new brewery is coming to Homer. Grace Ridge Brewing is scheduled to open just before the annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. Grace Ridge Brewery is set to open its doors in Homer in May. (Photo...
View ArticleLIVEBLOG: 2016 Alaska Democratic Caucus
Liveblog of the 2016 Alaska Democratic Caucus from Alaska Public Media.
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Economics, idealism drive landslide Sanders win
Alaska Democrats have overwhelmingly picked Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as their choice for the party’s presidential nominee over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. With all 40 state...
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Pavlof eruption triggers ash cloud advisory
Pavlof volcano eruption column, May 18, 2013. Photo courtesy Theo Chesley. A volcano in southwest Alaska erupted Sunday, sending an ash cloud up to 30,000 feet into the atmosphere. Pavlof Volcano,...
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UA Board of Regents seek to improve sexual assault prevention
University of Alaska Board of Regents is trying to improve campus culture when it comes to sexual assault. Regent John Davies lead a listening session at UAF’s Wood Center last Wednesday to solicit...
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Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry faces APOC investigation
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will conduct an investigation into alleged financial disclosure violations by Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry. The investigation was launched following a citizen...
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Budgetary activism in solving Alaska’s fiscal woes
“There is no perfect plan, other than the plan that gets done,” Walker said. “The worst plan [is] the plan of doing nothing, and continuing on the course that we are on.” Photo: Rachel...
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US-Russian exchange discusses spring breakup flooding solutions
A delegation from Russia recently visited Galena, as part of a state department-funded cultural exchange. The program allowed civic leaders from two riverside villages to share ideas about how to...
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Senate bills would cut revenue sharing, shift pension costs to municipalities
Bills calling for increased local contributions to two state pension programs and an overhaul of a community assistance program have been proposed in the Alaska Senate as lawmakers look to further cut...
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Bill requiring background checks for marijuana sellers in limbo
Marijuana businesses are scheduled to open in June, after the state issues licenses. But there’s a hitch – the state won’t issue licenses until the Legislature passes a bill that allows for national...
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Alaska Supreme Court: State must enforce Central Council’s child support orders
The State of Alaska must recognize and enforce the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s child support orders, according to a state Supreme Court decision issued Friday. Download Audio Gov. Bill Walker, Lt....
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Seeking Democratic nom, De La Fuente campaigns in-state, in Sitka
While Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton marshaled support in Washington this weekend, a lesser known candidate – Rocky De La Fuente came to Alaska. De La Fuente was the only presidential hopeful in...
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‘Roadless Rule’ gets small victory due to Supreme Court inaction
The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a case that could have expanded logging in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. Download Audio Aerial view of Tongass National Forest (Photo by Alan...
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Arctic submarine maneuvers test capability below the ice
Diminishing Arctic Ocean ice due to climate warming has been blamed for everything from changing weather patterns to the decline of animals that rely on frozen habitat. But submarines? Seriously, the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Mar. 28, 2016
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 Download Audio Bill increasing...
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Flights cancelled as Pavlov continues to spew ash
Alaska Airlines is canceling dozens of flights as Pavlof volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula – spews ash more than 30 thousand feet in the air. Download Audio Pavlof volcano in eruption, March 27, 2016....
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