Cook Inlet Beluga population nears 400
Tue, December 18, 2007
The annual count for the depleted Cook Inlet Beluga was released today, but researchers aren’t ready to say the population is truly recovering.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Senator demands ‘Coconut Road’ investigation
Tue, December 18, 2007
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is calling for an investigation into $10 million that was earmarked by Congressman Don Young while he was head of the House Transportation Committee in 2005.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Mat Maid workers brace for closure
Tue, December 18, 2007
Matanuska Maid dairy plant in Anchorage, Alaska.
Photo by Ellen Lockyer, APRN.
Urban dairy workers are wondering where to find employment, and rural dairy producers are wondering what they’ll do with all that milk.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
Feds will pay millions for Native care neglect
Tue, December 18, 2007
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation has settled its on-going lawsuit with the Indian Health Services.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK - Bethel
Law would keep cruise ships in Canadian ports longer
Tue, December 18, 2007
A new customs and border patrol regulation being considered for Hawaii may have repercussions in Southeast Alaska.
Alec Dickinson, KRBD - Ketchikan
Fairbanks shelter gets national recognition
Tue, December 18, 2007
Loving Companions Incorporated, a volunteer run shelter for unwanted animals received the “Shelter of the Week Award” from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Anchorage school propositions total $43 million
Tue, December 18, 2007
If the assembly agrees, the request for capital bonds will go before voters in next April’s municipal election.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Car thefts on the rise in the interior
Tue, December 18, 2007
It’s that time of year again, as the mercury drops, vehicle thefts are on rise.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: December 18, 2007
Tue, December 18, 2007
A new population estimate for Cook Inlet Belugas is encouraging, but scientists aren’t ready to say the species is recovering from several years of steep decline. Plus, Mat Maid employees reflect on the last day’s of the state owned dairy. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
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Talk of Alaska: Clean Elections
Tue, December 18, 2007
Alaska’s appetite for political reform could result in public funding for election campaigns. There’s a move to put it on the ballot and the deadline for signatures is approaching. They call it the “clean elections” measure, and they point out it’s completely voluntary — it does not violate the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee of freedom of expression.
Are you in favor of paying for elections with state funding?
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