Fuhrer wants increase in education funding
The president of a major teachers’ union in Alaska says the state’s public education system needs more funding if goals, like the governor’s 90 percent graduation rate, are to be met.
UAA science building evacuated after spill report
A science building at the University of Alaska Anchorage was temporarily evacuated after an apparent chemical spill.
Corrections looking at ways to curb recidivism
Estimates indicate Alaska’s prison population could reach capacity by 2016 even as a new prison is just gearing up.
Lawmaker asks for briefing on Keyes’ suicide
An Anchorage lawmaker is asking for additional information about how a confessed serial killer got a razor before his jail-cell suicide last month.
Parnell proposes $24.5M supplemental budget
Gov. Sean Parnell has proposed a $24.5 million supplemental budget for unexpected or additional costs this fiscal year.
Two-time Iron Dog champion injured in crash
Two-time Iron Dog champion Tyler Huntington has been seriously injured in a crash.
Panel advances bill aimed at service member PFDs
A House committee has advanced a measure that would allow active-duty military members who have maintained residency while living outside Alaska for more than 10 years to remain eligible for Permanent Fund dividends.
Kerttula hopeful for coastal zone bill this year
House Democratic leader Beth Kerttula says she’s hopeful that legislation will be introduced this year to re-establish a coastal management program.
Murkowski again proposes renaming Mount McKinley
Alaska’s senior senator has once again introduced legislation to rename Mount McKinley, Denali.
House resolution rebukes FDA findings on GE salmon
A group of Alaska legislators are fighting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s preliminary findings on genetically engineered salmon.
