Monthly Archives: January 2008
Night Music: January 31, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the Jan 31, 2008 edition of Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the...
Mat-Su preps for delivery of unique ferry/military vessel
Senator Ted Stevens got $20 million appropriated for it, the Navy wants to study it and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough expects to reap economic benefits...
Opponents of Chukchi leases file suit in federal court
Alaska Natives and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Juneau. They hope the court will stop a proposed...
Candidates reveal how much they've raised
Candidates for congressional offices have to file their fundraising reports for the 4th quarter of 2007 with the Federal Elections Commission by the end...
Alaskans prepare for Super Tuesday
Alaskans will weigh in on the United States Presidential race next week. Like 22 other states in the Country, Alaska is selecting party...
House discusses what rules should define a conflict of interest
A House of Representatives committee today opened consideration of one of several bills that would allow members to abstain from voting on issues where...
Knik Arm ferry will be first of its kind
Senator Ted Stevens got $20,000,000 appropriated for it, the Navy wants to study it, and the Matanuska Susitna Borough expects to reap economic benefits...
House redefines compassionate gifts
The House voted without opposition today for a bill that would lift the limit on gifts to legislators for what are called “compassionate gifts.”...
Mushers prepare for 25th Yukon Quest
Officials and volunteers are making final preparations in anticipation of the February 9th start of the 25th running of Yukon Quest international sled dog...
Alaska News Nightly: January 31, 2008
Tonight in Alaska news... Alaska Natives and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Chukchi leases. Also, candidates for congressional offices have to...
School district fires assistant principal for drug charges
Mario Toro, the assistant principal at Gruening Middle school accused of three felony drug charges, has been fired.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Don Young opens legal defense fund; protects campaign funds
Congressman Don Young has setup a legal defense fund. The fund will help him cover rising legal costs that stem from federal investigations into...
Is 'threatened' status of polar bears being held up for Chukchi oil & gas leases?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dale Hall was back before another congressional panel today answering questions about why a decision on whether to...
Yukon-Koyukuk school district and teachers at odds over labor deal
A labor dispute is brewing in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District, after the School Board rejected a 3-year labor agreement with teachers last week. The...
Gasline Port Authority appeals AGIA decision; denied
The Alaska Gasline Port Authority has been rejected a second time by the Palin Administration. The administration selected TransCanada as its potential developer of...
Senate proposing easier access to Budget Reserve cash
The state Senate today took up a bill that would make major changes to the Legislature's savings account -- the Constitutional Budget Reserve. The...
Kidney transplant driving Legislative ethics rule changes
The House Judiciary Committee said today it doesn't need a hearing on a bill that would change the state's ethics laws to increase the...
Sitka's winter drought forces utility to fire up diesel generators
Faced with increased power demand and lower-than-average rainfall this winter, the Sitka electric department is playing the odds, running diesel generators to supplement the...
Juneau's Johnson Youth Center takes national safety award
Juneau's youth detention center is an unusually safe place to work. In fact, the Johnson Youth Center has received a federal award for its...
KSKA streaming maintenance
Our streaming service is undergoing some routine maintenance this evening (Wed, 1/30) starting around 8:00 p.m. local time. We expect the streams to be...