Walker requests expedited review of Permanent Fund lawsuit
Governor Bill Walker Monday requested an expedited review of a lawsuit challenging his veto of half the money for this year’s Permanent Fund Dividends. Listen Now In a press release, Walker said,...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Oct. 4, 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 Caelus announces...
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Mat-Su votes are in, ban on marijuana growth out
Voters in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough on Tuesday overwhelmingly turned down a citizens’ ballot initiative banning the commercial growth and sale of cannabis in the Borough. A ballot seeking a ban on...
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After vote, Anchorage could see first pot shop by late October
The Anchorage Assembly chambers at the Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage. (Staff photo) Anchorage is one step closer to having its first legal pot shop. Listen Now On Tuesday night, the...
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Voters renew Juneau sales tax, add extra 3% for marijuana
(Creative Commons photo by Laura Thorne) Shoppers in Juneau will continue to pay the same sales tax rates, for now. Local voters chose to renew the city’s 3 percent temporary sales tax through...
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Brotherhood, Sisterhood prep for convention
Alaska’s oldest Native organizations are working to attract younger members. Listen Now ANB and ANS members and leaders prepare to march in a parade during the 2015 Grand Camp Convention in Wrangell....
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Kotzebue still awaiting local options election tally
Yesterday, Kotzebue residents filed into the NorthWest Arctic Borough building to cast their vote during the municipal election. On the ballot was a local option vote to close the city-run liquor store...
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Too close to call Unalaska municipal ballots for mayor, marijuana after...
The polls have closed, but it’s still too close to call for half of Unalaska’s municipal races. Election Day at Unalaska City Hall.(Photo by Laura Kraegel, KUCB – Unalaska) Tuesday’s election set a new...
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Juneau access road proves to be point of contention among officials
Governor Bill Walker is facing a major decision on one of Alaska’s oldest and controversial megaproject ideas: whether to extend Juneau’s main road 28 miles closer to Haines and Skagway. Listen Now The...
View ArticleWasilla legislator plans bill to restore dividend amount
Senator Mike Dunleavy of Wasilla plans to introduce legislation that would restore the portion of Alaska Permanent Fund dividends vetoed by Gov. Bill Walker. Listen Now Sen. Dunleavy says he hopes the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 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 Mat-Su votes are...
View ArticleFairbanks likely to have new mayor
The City of Fairbanks likely has a new mayor. City council member Jim Matherly has a substantial lead over incumbent John Eberhart, with Frank Turney a distant 3rd, but nearly 700 outstanding ballots...
View ArticleFish and Game conservative in herring forecast
The forecast is out for next spring’s Togiak herring fishery, the largest of its kind in the state. As KDLG’s Dave Bendinger reports, the Department of Fish and Game is taking a conservative approach...
View ArticleHomer voters elect new mayor and councilmembers, reject new police station
Homer has a new mayor and two new city council members, according to unofficial Homer municipal election results, but voters rejected Proposition 1, saying no to a new police station. Homer City...
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FEMA to fund landslide mapping for Sitka
FEMA will be stepping in to fund landslide mapping in Sitka. The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, who will be leading the research project, announced the news on Tuesday. An...
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Conoco aims to up North Slope production with new drilling rig
Conoco’s new Extended Reach Drilling Rig will allow the company to access more from a single drill site (Image courtesy ConocoPhillips Alaska) ConocoPhillips Alaska has announced plans for a new...
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Senators want to forever bar offshore rigs from Arctic
Photo by Liz Ruskin Fourteen U.S. senators sent a letter to President Obama today, asking him to keep drill rigs out of federal waters in the Arctic forever. Listen Now In recent months,...
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ISER study analyzes economic impacts of state cuts, taxes
Mouhcine Guettabi, an assistant professor of economics at ISER, presents his study at the Fiscally Alaskan Summit on Oct. 1, 2016. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN) To cut? Or tax? That is the conundrum state...
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Proposed Donlin Gold mine runs afoul of the Iditarod dog mushing community
The historic Iditarod Trail took center stage during a meeting held by the Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday on the proposed Donlin Gold mine. The route has been changed, but not far enough to suit some...
View ArticleNew bed bug infestation at UAF residence halls
Bed bugs have been found at some University of Alaska Fairbanks residences. According to a letter to the UAF issued Wednesday by vice chancellors, bed bugs have been confirmed in several apartments in...
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