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Walker’s veto saves $2 million for pre-K education
One budget item that survived Governor Bill Walker’s veto pen last month is $2 million for pre-kindergarten programs. That’s a pot of money that’s been granted to a handful of Alaska school districts...
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Possible boarding school may be great opportunity, but stirs bad memories for...
Wrangell’s School Board, Borough Assembly and tribal government have all shown support for building a 400-bed boarding school on the former Wrangell Institute property in Southeast Alaska. For one...
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Former Justice Fabe reflects on her time on the Alaska Supreme Court
After nearly 30 years on the bench, former Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Dana Fabe has retired. She was the first woman to serve on and lead the state’s high court. Fabe spoke with APRN’s Lori...
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Fate of PFD could be decided in joint House-Senate meeting
The fate of the $1000 Permanent Fund Dividend cut could be decided on Friday. Listen now Alaskans wait in line to file their Permanent Fund dividend applications in downtown Anchorage in March 2016....
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Young seeks to amend Obama’s Alaska resource agenda
Representative Don Young speaking in Washington, DC. (Photo: Don Young congressional webpage) Listen now ZACHARIAH HUGHES: The House of Representatives on Tuesday was working on the spending bill that...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 13, 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 Listen now Officer-involved...
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Chilkoot Tribe celebrates lands into trust ‘victory’
A Haines tribe is calling a recent decision by a U.S. Court of Appeals a ‘historic victory.’ The Chilkoot Indian Association was among five plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging what is known as the...
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Partnership to boost Alaska trail, cabin repairs
Alaska’s national forests will see more cabin and trail improvements under a new public-private partnership. A nonprofit group long involved in Juneau maintenance work is increasing its role in the...
View ArticleDeal for new fish buyer with Kuskokwim villages hits speed bumps
The village of Quinhagak is hoping to sell fish to Seattle based company North West Sea Food Exchange after Costal Villages Region Fund stopped buying fish earlier this year. But the village is running...
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Broken ice machine spells trouble for two fishing villages
A broken ice machine has stalled commercial fishing for two villages on the Lower Yukon River. The owner won’t fix the machine. The person who usually fixes the machine won’t. Fishermen have to travel...
View ArticleFirefighters slow Tok Cutoff fire by dropping retardant
The spread of a wildfire near the Tok Cutoff has been slowed. Firefighters are dropping retardant on the Cutoff Fire, which has spread to about 40 acres and is burning a a little too close to the...
View ArticleAutopsies indicates Juneau adult siblings drowned
Juneau police say two adult siblings whose bodies were found this week both died of accidental drowning. Listen now Police in a statement said the determination was made following autopsies conducted...
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Walker spells disaster if Legislature stalls on budget
Governor Bill Walker’s administration has spelled out what it would mean if the Legislature doesn’t take action on his plan to fund state government. With no more money, in two years the state would...
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Walker draws criticism for oil tax credit vetoes
Two former commissioners and several lawmakers are criticizing Gov. Bill Walker’s decision to veto more than $430 million from the state’s budget. The money would have gone to pay tax credits to oil...
View ArticlePuppy’s death sparks outrage, brings community together
The shooting death of a puppy in the Fairbanks area has ignited community outcry as residents who have had similar experiences with their animals question how the authorities respond to such incidents....
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Department of Agriculture grants thousands in funding to AK telemedicine...
Three telemedicine programs in Alaska are receiving $900 thousand in new funding from the US Department of Agriculture. Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the awards Thursday morning. Listen now Tom...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 14, 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 Listen now Walker spells...
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Oil on exhibit: What Alaska’s past says about its future
Steve Henrikson has worked at the state museum since 1988. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/KTOO) The State Library, Archives and Museum opened recently in Juneau with a new display that includes a piece of...
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Scores dead after truck plows into Bastille Day crowd In Nice, France
Story by: Rebecca Hersher, NPR News A truck drove into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, killing dozens of people on Thursday evening. The head of the regional government, former Nice...
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Jury awards $140,000 to man injured In Bethel police vehicle
A Bethel jury has awarded $140,000 to a man injured in the back of a police vehicle when the officer slid off the road and hit an electrical pole. Listen now Damage from the vehicle’s collision with...
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