The court found that the borough’s policy excluded “minority faiths,” and therefore violates the Establishment Clause, which states that no law should establish an official religion in the state and that no law should “act as a step towards” an official religion.
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Regulations could be coming for rental boats used for fishing
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council took a step toward regulating unguided boats that anglers pay to use for halibut fishing. The council may require those boats to be registered and may also impose more restrictive charter bag limits on the customers that utilize them.
FEMA assesses issues after national emergency alert test
“Some people didn’t receive it at all. Some people received it multiple times. Some people had their phone on silent and only heard a vibration. Other people didn’t hear anything at all,” a FEMA official explained.
Homer residents experiment with a tree from Alaska’s prehistoric past
Could climate change take forests back in time? Kenai Peninsula residents and scientists see evidence that warmer weather is bringing back at least one tree that hasn’t populated Alaska for millions of years.
V.A. wants more Homer veterans to register for healthcare
The Alaska Veteran Association, or V.A., wants to provide Homer veterans with more health services and a larger clinic. But there’s a hang up. Only half of the estimated veterans in town are signed up for insurance through the V.A. Without more registered vets, it may be harder to justify additional services, and getting unregistered vets to sign up isn’t easy.
Homer man charged with mailing illegal firearms to New York
Handley allegedly mailed nine firearms that he is said to have illegally modified into “machineguns”, including a variety of 9 mm and .45 caliber pistols.