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May 16, 2013 Referendum drive underway to repeal oil tax bill
A drive to repeal the oil tax bill that passed this year’s legislature is underway. The group, Vote Yes – Repeal the Giveaway, applied for a referendum petition that was approved last month. If enough signitures are gathered for the petition,...
Alaska May 16, 2013 Governor to run again
Gov. Sean Parnell announced earlier this month that he plans to seek re-election to the state’s highest executive office in the 2014 election. Parnell, a Republican Party member, held the office of Lieutenant Governor in Gov. Sarah Palin’s...
Alaska May 16, 2013 Walker seeks governor's office
Bill Walker, lawyer and former Valdez mayor, announced last month that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 2014 governor’s race. Walker ran for the nomination in 2010 and finished second to current Gov. Sean Parnell. He said he entered...
Alaska May 16, 2013 Redistricting board awaits U.S. Supreme Court decision
Late last month the Alaska State Supreme Court clarified to the Alaska Redistricting Board that the board needed to draw the state’s voting district boundaries based on requirements in the state constitution. Also last month, the board said it...
Alaska May 2, 2013 
Heartbeat airing on ABC
Jeanie Greene was added to Coastal Television’s regular programming last week. The award-winning Greene will be seen in the news lineup and in her Heartbeat Alaska series twice a week, announced...
Alaska May 2, 2013 National Resources Inventory report released
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced the publication of the first Alaska National Resources Inventory. NRI provides scientifically-based, statistically accurate estimates of natural resource status, conditions and trends of land,...
Alaska May 2, 2013 Education cuts energy costs in rural Alaska
The cost of energy in rural Alaska communities can often reach beyond $8,000 per household annually, according to the Alaska Energy Authority. With homeowners shelling out that kind of cash every year, any savings adds up. The Rural Alaska Community...
By Drums Staff Alaska April 18, 2013 Legislature wraps up session with oil tax change, budgets
The 28th Alaska State Legislature finished its session late Sunday with last minute passage of several bills and the state budgets. The legislation that changes how oil extracted in the state is taxed, Senate Bill 21, passed the House in the wee...
By United States Coast Guard Alaska April 18, 2013 USCG reminds operators to maintain proper lookouts
The Coast Guard reminds all mariners to maintain a proper lookout at all times while on the open water in Alaska to prevent collisions, groundings and other marine casualties. “Nearly every collision investigated by the Coast Guard has found a fail...
By Drums Staff Alaska April 4, 2013 Oil tax reduction passes Senate, set for House hearings
With just over two weeks left in the Alaska Legislature’s first session the big issues are still oil taxes, budgets and taxes. The Senate passed the bill (SB 21) that would change oil taxes by a 11 to 9 vote on March 20 and again passed with the sa...
By Center for Environmental Health & Alaska Community Action on Toxics Alaska April 4, 2013 Nap mats found to contain toxins
Children’s nap mats from Alaska, Washington, California, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut contain harmful flame retardant chemicals, according to independent testing commissioned by the Center for Environmental Health in...
Alaska April 4, 2013 Mortgage program offered
Alaska is being included in a in a pilot program that enables current USDA-RD borrowers to save money on housing costs by refinancing their mortgages with lower interest rates, announced USDA-Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund recen...
By ACT Alaska April 4, 2013 Teen suicide prevention funds granted
The Alaska Community Foundation and the Alaska Children’s Trust recently announced grant awards from the Teen Suicide Prevention grant program The Teen Suicide Prevention program awarded 11 grants totaling $50,000 to organizations across Alaska....
Alaska March 21, 2013 Legislators work on budget, oil taxes
With just a month left in the Alaska legislature’s regular session, the House passed a $9.8 billion operating budget last week and passed it on to the Senate. The Senate Finance Committee has scheduled hearings on the measure this week and through...
By Drums Staff Alaska March 21, 2013 Murkowski makes rural safety proposal
Discussion of a proposal to bolster law enforcement in rural Alaska was initiated by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Friday. In the wake of criticism that the recently passed federal Violence Against Women Act does not help rural Alaskans enforce or pros...
By Carey Restino Alaska March 21, 2013 AFN moves to recognize tribes on board
Alaska’s 229 federally recognized tribes now have an officially designated spot at the Alaska Federation of Natives table following a meeting last month that approved the change. The issue of officially designating Native tribes as members has...
By Drums Staff Alaska March 7, 2013 State legislators get down to passing bills
Just past the halfway point in this year’s regular session and at the beginning of the celebration centennial of the first territorial legislature, Alaska legislators in Juneau have passed four bills that await the governor’s signature or veto....
Alaska March 7, 2013 Tribes now voters at AFN
Alaska Native tribes gained more votes at the Alaska Federation of Natives table upon a Feb. 13 vote of the AFN board of directors, according to alaskadispatch.com. Formerly tribes were represented by village corporations such as the Association of...
Alaska March 7, 2013 Redistricting still on
The Alaska Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the state redistricting board that protested the court’s December ruling that the board must again redraw the states voting districts, in a decision last month. The supreme court maintained that the...
By Bureau of Land Management Alaska February 21, 2013 BLM seeks nominations to BLM-Alaska Resource Advisory Council
The Bureau of Land Management has invited Alaskans to apply or nominate others to serve in one of five open positions on its 15-member Resource Advisory Council. The RAC receives updates on agency activities and advises BLM-Alaska on public land...
Alaska February 21, 2013 Refinancing program expanded
Alaska is being included in a in a pilot program that enables current USDA-RD borrowers to save money on housing costs by refinancing their mortgages with lower interest rates, announced USDA-Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund recen...
By Healthy Alaskans 2020 Alaska February 7, 2013 State and Native Health Consortium continue work to assess health needs
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium have launched their second survey in an effort to assess Alaskans’ wants, needs and vision for the future of health and health care in Alaska. The...
By Division of Public Health Alaska January 24, 2013 Study shows homicide, suicide rate decline
A new study released this week by the Division of Public Health shows the rates of violence-related deaths involving homicide and suicide in the state of Alaska have decreased 11 percent and 2 percent, respectively, over the 2007 to 2011 reporting...
Alaska January 24, 2013 Veterans Affairs office moves
The Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs has relocated to 4600 Debarr Road, Suite 180 in Anchorage. After years of serving veterans from the office at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richarson the state moved the office to make access easier. The new phone number...
By Annette Shacklett Alaska January 10, 2013 Redistricting set to begin again
The long, complex process of dividing Alaska into legislative election districts is set to be repeated for the 2014 election, after the state supreme court handed down a split decision on Dec. 28 that the state redistricting board did not follow...
