Governor Palin axes $226 million from statewide capital budget

Fri, June 29, 2007

Governor Palin put the brakes on state spending today. With vetoes of more than 40% of the state’s share of the capital projects budget passed last month by the legislature, Palin made clear her standards for approval of individual projects.

You can download a copy of the vetoed capital expenditures list here (PDF, 88KB).

Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau

 
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Reactions to budget vetoes immediate, statewide, strong and mixed

Fri, June 29, 2007

Virtually every corner of the state will be feeling the impact of Governor Palin’s capitol budget vetoes. Among the hardest hit was the city of Anchorage, which lost millions of dollars for dozens of projects.

David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage

 
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Anderson corruption trial enters day two of prosecution’s case

Fri, June 29, 2007

The prosecution is in the second day of presenting evidence in the corruption trial of former state lawmaker Tom Anderson. One of the key witnesses has spent the whole day testifying.

Steve Heimel and Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage

 
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State-funded commission takes global warming testimony in Kotzebue

Fri, June 29, 2007

The Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission (ACIAC), a legislatively-created commission, is looking into the impacts of global warming and heard from a wide range of witnesses at its meeting yesterday in Kotzebue. All speakers were united in the belief that warming temperatures are affecting all aspects of life in Alaska, especially in the northern reaches of the state.

Jesse Zink, KNOM - Nome

 
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Federal permits issued for exploration of tidal energy options in Alaska

Fri, June 29, 2007

A Washington, D.C. company has received federal permits to start investigating the potential for tidal energy at five different sites in Alaska, including three in southeast. With the preliminary permits in hand, Oceana Energy will start researching whether any of the five sites might work for electrical generation using the power of Alaska tides.

Joe Viechnicki, KFSK - Petersburg

 
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Anchorage Assembly approves free WiFi for downtown

Fri, June 29, 2007

Most of us know the warning, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” The Anchorage Assembly has. Before unanimously approving a leasing agreement with MetroFi offering free wireless service for downtown, members spent more than a half hour questioning municipal staff and a company representative.

Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage

 
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Alaska News Nightly: June 29, 2007

Fri, June 29, 2007

This is the complete story list and audio recording from today’s Alaska News Nightly, as broadcast on APRN stations statewide.
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News Alert: Palin cuts capital budget by $226 million

Fri, June 29, 2007

Governor Sarah Palin today put the brakes on state spending. She vetoed more than 40% percent of the state’s portion of the capital projects budget passed by the Legislature last month.

More coverage tonight on Alaska News Nightly, on APRN stations statewide.

The complete list of vetoes is available online (PDF) here:
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/08_OMB/budget/Enacted/SB53_Vetoes_6-29-07.pdf

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