LeDoux Congressional campaign stopped amidst fundraising complaints
Wed, January 23, 2008
Kodiak Republican Gabrielle LeDoux has put her campaign for Congress on hold — at least the fundraising part of it. Fellow members of the House Majority caucus had complained she was raising money during the legislative session, sometimes from within the Capitol itself.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Exxon Valdez plaintiffs file last brief before Supreme Court oral arguments
Wed, January 23, 2008
Yesterday, attorneys submitted a brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of claimants in the Exxon-Valdez punitive damages case. This is the plaintiffs’ final document to be filed and their last act in the litigation before the court hears oral arguments in late February.
Amy Bracken, KCHU - Valdez
High prices forcing oil consumption cutbacks
Wed, January 23, 2008
High world oil prices are a boon to state coffers, but they’re taking a toll on personal budgets. Homeowners and local businesses suffer when fuel is expensive.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Anchorage Schools proposing $35 million budget boost for 2008-2009
Wed, January 23, 2008
The Anchorage School Board spent all day yesterday examining the administration’s proposed 2008/2009 budget. Balancing expected state funding increases against perceived student needs, the general operations portion totals over $580 million, an approximately $35 million increase over this year.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Nome’s Richard Foster in Seattle hospital
Wed, January 23, 2008
Nome representative Richard Foster is undergoing treatment in Seattle following a stroke last Friday. Foster, a Democrat, is serving his 20th year as a member of the House, much of that time acting as Majority Whip — even in legislatures dominated by Republicans.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Some whales skipping seasonal migration, wintering off Kodiak Island
Wed, January 23, 2008
Scientists have long heard reports of whales over-wintering on the west side of Kodiak Island, and this year they decided to do an in-depth survey. And for the first time, University of Alaska marine mammal biologists successfully tagged a fin whale in Uganik Bay.
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
Crashed St. George economy hoping for revival
Wed, January 23, 2008
The city of St. George is starting to look like a ghost town. Houses are boarded up and the large school building is nearly empty. Like neighboring St. Paul, the island’s economy was hit hard when the Opilio Crab Stock crashed in 1999. But residents are hoping new economic development projects can help bring the town back to life.
Annie Feidt, APRN - St. George Island
Summer ferry schedule expected Jan 31, following cost-cutting rewrite
Wed, January 23, 2008
Alaska Marine Highway managers say they delayed the summer ferry schedule while they worked on cutting costs. Ferry chief Dennis Hardy told the House Transportation Committee yesterday that recent years’ schedules called for more sailings than the state could afford. He said the new operating plan will reduce expenses.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
Feds reviewing proposed rail/port project in Mat-Su
Wed, January 23, 2008
Another step has been taken toward building a railroad extension from Alaska Railroad’s main line to the Matanuska Valley’s Port MacKenzie. A preliminary report is now in the hands of the federal Surface Transportation Board, which is the agency that will make the final decision on the project.
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Alaska News Nightly: January 23, 2008
Wed, January 23, 2008
Today in Alaska news… Kodiak’s Gabrielle LeDoux stops fundraising for her Congressional campaign under threat of Republican excommunication while Nome’s House representative Richard Foster reports in from a Seattle hospital. Meanwhile, Exxon Valdez plaintiffs file their last documents with the Supreme Court and whales are found wintering off Kodiak. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
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