Monthly Archives: November 2007
ConocoPhillips submits gasline proposal
Governor Sarah Palin will announce within the hour which companies have submitted applications to build a natural gas pipeline. They must meet the state's...
FBI releases phone recordings of McGuire
After days of denying its existence, the FBI has released audio of State Senator Lesil McGuire allegedly trying to intimidate a federal witness. McGuire...
Senator Murkowski holds hearing on care of returning soldiers
Senator Lisa Murkowski listened to vets, VA and health care officials today in Anchorage during a field hearing on health care for soldiers returning...
A Lamprey revival?
Photos courtesy Kwik'pak Fisheries
A western Alaska fish buyer is trying to build a market for an ancient creature that might otherwise swim unnoticed at...
Anchorage Assembly passes budget
After much debate, positioning and perhaps a bit of posturing, the Anchorage Assembly has adopted a compromising mood and approved the Municipal Budget for...
Dealing with growing garbage in Juneau
The Juneau Assembly has "conceptually approved" a strategy to provide curbside recycling to city residents. Solid-waste consultants told Juneau officials yesterday the city shouldn't...
Alaska News Nightly: November 30, 2007
Conoco Phillips puts in a bid to build the Alaska gas pipeline; The Anchorage Assembly passes a hard-fought budget, and Savoonga gets ready for...
Compromise mood produces city budget
After much debate, positioning and perhaps a bit of posturing, last night the Anchorage Assembly adopted a compromising mood and approved the Municipal Budget...
Judge changes Joshua Wade trial date
This morning a U.S. District Judge in Anchorage moved Joshua Wade's upcoming trial date. It's the second rescheduling since Wade was first indicted on...
Stage Talk: Cyrano and The Elephant's Child
This week on Stage Talk, host Mark Muro chats with Mark Lutwak, director of Cyrano at Cyrano's Off-Center Playhouse and Yngvil Vaten Guttu and...
BP fined $20 million for Prudhoe Bay oil spill
Oil giant BP plead guilty today to a federal environmental crime stemming from an oil spill at Prudhoe Bay last year. The company was...
DNC hopes to access Federal dollars for coastal impact assistance
The state department of Natural Resources coastal management program is working on a plan to access nearly $2.5 million per year over the next...
Cruise ship initiative sponsors ratchet up pressure on the state
The Ocean Rangers program that was passed in 2006 as part of the state's cruise ship initiative has yet to be fully implemented. And...
Two Anchorage clinics for low-income patients may close
Financial concerns are forcing the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center to consider shutting down one of its two clinics in the city. The center currently...
Illegal immigrant proposal swept aside by Anchorage Assembly
In a surprise vote, the Anchorage Assembly has postponed indefinitely consideration of a proposed ordinance to capture illegal immigrants in the area. ...
Cocaine smuggling plot uncovered
The Alaska State Troopers announced they uncovered a plot to transport cocaine to Tanana from Fairbanks on a commuter airplane. Working on an...
Mayor of Fairbanks offers plan to balance the city budget
The new Fairbanks mayor, Terry Strle, is having to make some tough choices to balance the budget. Strle released her proposal yesterday.
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Restoration sale of timber could be a sign of things to come
A small timber sale on the Sitka road system this fall was the first of that the local ranger district hopes is many...
Both sides in budget battle claim property tax savings
In about 45 minutes at 6 o'clock, the Anchorage Assembly will begin a rare "continued" session from Tuesday night to complete the municipal budgets...
Alaska News Nightly: November 29, 2007
BP gets fined $20 million for last year's north slope oil spill; 2 clinics for low-income patients may have to close, and troopers uncover...