The board heard roughly 70 proposals and a little over a dozen passed. It also updated rules around the use of electronic devices in hunting, things like game cameras that can now transmit real-time images to cell phones.
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With both cheers and tears, Alaskans react to big energy policy changes under Trump
At two recent gatherings in Anchorage, Alaskans expressed very different feelings about the big shift in Washington on development issues.
Alaska Natives account for more than half of sexual assault victims in state, study says
Alaska has one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the country, and Alaska Native women are more likely to be attacked than anyone else, according to the Department of Public Safety, which quietly released a report on Alaskan sex crimes last month.
Control board moves forward with regulations that could prohibit cocktail sales at Alaska distilleries
The debate over whether Alaska’s distilleries can serve cocktails continues. The Alcohol Control Board reviewed at their meeting Monday new regulations which would ban mixed drinks — unless you mix them yourself.
State, delegation push feds on transboundary mining
Alaska leaders want Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to push Canadian officials to better protect Southeast fisheries from British Columbia mine projects.
U.S. House passes tax plan, the bill will open ANWR, Young says
The U.S. House on Thursday passed a tax cut package. Like all but 13 Republicans, Alaska Rep. Don Young voted for the bill.
Break out the scotch for former district attorney James Scott
The 52-year-old former district attorney passed away Nov. 11. He continued working as long as he could even though he was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago.
Alaska regulators make permanent AEL&P’s temporary rate hike
State regulators agreed to make permanent a nearly 4 percent electric rate hike enacted by Alaska Electric Light & Power a year ago. But state lawyers were able to wring some concessions out of Juneau’s electric utility in return.
ACLU says judges would invalidate crime law provision, but prosecutors see a solution
If Gov. Bill Walker signs Senate Bill 54, American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska lawyer Tara Rich expects defense attorneys to file lawsuits almost immediately.
U.S. lifts ban on importing elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said hunting programs in those countries can aid conservation efforts. But those who oppose the policy change point to a decline in Zimbabwe’s elephant population.