After years of fighting for it, Gov. Sean Parnell has gotten his major legislative priority through: a reduction of the state’s oil tax rate.
Archives for April 2013
Wolves in Yukon-Charley National Preserve drop by more than half
Alaska’s predator control program has resulted in the number of wolves in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve dropping by more than half.
Juneau police arrest two for illegal drugs
Twenty-two year old Katrina Costello and Orion Seal, age 29, were apprehended on Wednesday for transporting 61 grams of what officers believe is heroin, 30 Oxycodone pills, 15 grams of hashish, and nine strips of suboxone, a drug that is taken by dissolving strips on the tongue.
Juneau Afternoon 4/15/13
Monday at 3 on KTOO-FM on A Juneau Afternoon, Joan Pardes hosts, We’ll get an update on CBJ activities with City Manager Kim Kiefer; We’ll learn about this summer’s STEM Science Camps; Judith Morley will be here to highlight this weekend’s Quilt Show st Centennial Hall; And we’ll talk with Juneau Roller Girls about their…
Voter-ID bill still drawing opposition
A bill adding new voter identification requirements could go to the full House before the Legislature adjourns Sunday.
James Scott named new Juneau District Attorney
James Scott, currently the Assistant District Attorney in Ketchikan, has been named the new District Attorney for Juneau, replacing Dave Brower, who will retire at the end of the month.
Juneau ski team ends season in style
Eaglecrest lifts quit turning at 4 p.m. on Sunday. There’s still plenty of snow, but the city-owned ski area’s budget dictates that it close the second Sunday of April.
Peace Talk 4/15
On Monday evening, Focus on Community’s PeaceTalk will feature two interviews. The first will be with the President of Veterans for Peace in Seattle, who will explain his group’s “Tax Day” action of distributing information on the Federal Budget and the allocations to war; we’ll also meet Hattie, a Lebanese exchange student from the YES…
The Alaska Folk Festival also rocks, jazzes, belly dances — and barks
A dog took the stage during this year’s Alaska Folk Festival.
Second Rape Case To Draw Social Media Buzz Will Be Reviewed
A few days after Rehtaeh Parsons’ mother turned off the hospital life support systems and allowed her daughter to die, computer activists claiming to be affiliated with the hacker group Anonymous are threatening to reveal the identities of Parsons’ alleged rapists.