Either Andy Harrington or Peter J. Maasen will be appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court.
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State agrees to pay $1.7-million fine for possible HIPAA violations
The settlement stems from an October 2009 incident in which a portable hard drive – possibly containing medical information for up to 2,000 Alaskans – was stolen from the personal vehicle of a Department of Health and Social Services employee.
Alaskans competing at Olympic trials
Jordan Clarke, Janay DeLoach, and Trevor Dunbar are trying to earn spots on the U.S. Olympic Team this week.
Juneau girl dies from injuries in Auke Lake accident
A 16-year-old Juneau girl has died of her injuries from a Saturday afternoon collision between an inner tube and a Jet Ski.
Coastal management initiative hearing process explained
A series of ten public hearings on Ballot Measure 2 will be held around the state in July, starting next Monday in Soldotna and ending July 26th in Juneau.
UAF partners with Google to preserve Alaska Native languages
Alaska’s 20 native languages are a generation away from disappearing. But a new effort is adding technology to the list of tools for saving the languages.
Term-limits lose, Sealaska board members re-elected
Sealaska shareholders have voted down a term-limits measure. It would have restricted board members to four, three-year terms.
New Juneau visitor’s center gets sunny welcome
Juneau finally has a full-fledged visitor’s center on its downtown waterfront to welcome the nearly one-million cruise ship passengers who flock to the Capital City every summer.
Sealaska shareholders meet Saturday in Juneau
The regional Native corporation for Southeast Alaska holds its annual shareholders’ meeting Saturday (June 23rd). Sealaska Corporation has about 21,000 shareholders, many living outside the state.
Alaska spends nearly $16,000 per student
On average, it costs $10,615 to send a kid to public school for a year. But in Alaska, that figure is higher.