In this newscast:
- A state judge rules that a ballot measure that would change how Alaskans choose state elected officials can move forward,
- the University of Alaska Board of Regents approve a plan to ditch an effort to consolidate three university accreditations into one,
- the head of the U.S. Census Bureau visits Delta Junction,
- ANWR drilling opponents gear up for a court challenge against the Interior Department’s possible petroleum lease sale,
- the Pogo Mine’s owners say they’ll invest $30 million this fiscal year to expand,
- the state’s economic development corporation invests $700,000 into the Ambler Road to open up mineral exploration in Northwest Alaska,
- about 100 people turn out for a community meeting in Butte to complain about two properties with junk cars and squatters, and
- an Anchorage brewer buys a full-service alcohol license to overcome the legal limits of his brewer’s license.
