The debate about oil taxes hits US Senate
While oil and gas companies are inching towards a new tax break in Juneau, they’re fighting to maintain their preferential tax treatment in Washington, D.C.
Sequester budget cuts could impact Alaska Native contracts, healthcare
Across-the-board federal budget cuts are coming, half from the Department of Defense budget; the other half to other federal agency budgets. But how will the cuts will affect Alaska Natives?
In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A ‘Magnificent’ Experience
It was not the outcome they had hoped for, but in his first interview since losing the presidential election, Mitt Romney said he and his wife are moving on.
Court upholds Endangered Species Act listing for polar bears
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has upheld the listing of polar bears as threatened.
Alaska Legislature celebrates Centennial
It was exactly a hundred years ago when Alaska first began to exercise a form of self-government.
King Cove residents make their case for Izembek road
Residents say they need it for emergency medical services; that flying in and out of King Cove is too dangerous and too often cancelled.
Update: Alaska villagers see Salazar over refuge road
Residents of a small Alaska community are scheduled to meet with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today in their quest for a road through a national wildlife refuge.
Shell won’t drill in the Arctic this summer
After a troubled 2012 Arctic drilling season, Shell Oil has announced it won’t be drilling this summer.
Sequester would cut NPS budget by 5 percent
Eighty-five billion dollars in federal budget cuts are set to begin Friday.
Interior department finalizes NPR-A plan, creates pipeline corridor
The development plan could be one of the last decisions for Ken Salazar; he’ll leave office as soon as the Senate confirms his successor.
