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Jul 15 2019

UA president Jim Johnsen delivers his State of the University address at the University of Alaska Anchorage Lucy Cuddy Hall. (Photo by Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

University of Alaska regents postpone vote on financial exigency

By Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks | State Government, University of Alaska

University of Alaska regents have postponed voting on a declaration of financial exigency, a contractual tool that allows more expedited cost cutting, including laying off of tenured faculty.

By Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks | July 15, 2019 4:34 pm

Jun 28 2019

University of Alaska president: Dunleavy budget vetoes ‘will impact everything we do’

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | Economy, Education, Politics, State Government, University of Alaska

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen described the budget reductions as “devastating” and outside what university administrators had planned to accommodate.

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | June 28, 2019 3:47 pm

Jun 04 2019

The University of Alaska’s Board of Regents, as well as officials from UAA, listen to public testimony from students affected by UAA’s loss of accreditation for its education department.

University of Alaska task force looking at potential restructure of UA system

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | Education, State Government, University of Alaska

A University of Alaska task force will look at four different options for restructuring the UA system. The “status quo” option would keep the three universities under one system.

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | June 4, 2019 4:13 pm

Apr 24 2019

Farmers say proposed agriculture funding cuts would hurt ‘state’s ability to feed itself’

By Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks | Business, Interior, State Government

Alaskan farmers say the state gets a big bang for the small buck it provides to agriculture. That’s why they say big cuts like those proposed by Governor Mike Dunleavy would inflict serious, long-term harm to the industry.

By Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks | April 24, 2019 2:40 pm

Apr 20 2019

Maine governor approves extradition of accused UAF cold case killer to Alaska

By Dan Bross, KUAC | 2 Alaska, Crime & Courts, Interior, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

The governor of Maine has signed a warrant allowing the extradition of a man accused of a rape and murder 26 years ago in Fairbanks.

By Dan Bross, KUAC | April 20, 2019 6:54 pm

Apr 19 2019

Fairbanks mayor hires city’s first female police chief

By Tim Ellis, KUAC-Fairbanks | Interior, Local Government, Public Safety

Anchorage police Lt. Nancy Reeder has accepted Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly’s offer to serve as the city’s new police chief.

By Tim Ellis, KUAC-Fairbanks | April 19, 2019 4:50 pm

Mar 27 2019

John Sturgeon and U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, arrive at a 2018 summer fundraiser in Fairbanks by hovercraft.

Supreme Court rules in favor of hovercraft-driving moose hunter

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | Crime & Courts, Environment, Federal Government, Interior, Nation & World, State Government

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state controls rivers running through Alaska’s federal conservation lands.

By Dan Bross, KUAC-Fairbanks | March 27, 2019 5:25 pm

Feb 13 2019

Jack Coghill in 1989, when he was an Alaska state senator.

Jack Coghill, Alaska Constitution signatory, dies at 93

By Tim Ellis, KUAC-Fairbanks | History, Interior, Politics, State Government

Jack Coghill, a former state lawmaker and pivotal figure in Alaska history, died Wednesday morning at the age of 93.

By Tim Ellis, KUAC-Fairbanks | February 13, 2019 5:46 pm

Feb 01 2019

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his proposals to revise the state's criminal justice laws, Jan. 23, 2019. Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media

Dunleavy’s midyear budget bill would cut VPSO funds

By Robyne, KUAC-Fairbanks | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Interior, Public Safety, State Government

Gov. Michael Dunleavy has proposed pulling back $3 million in unspent money for the Village Public Safety Officer program. Some Alaska lawmakers expressed dismay at the proposed cuts.

By Robyne, KUAC-Fairbanks | February 1, 2019 6:56 pm

Jan 25 2019

Gov. Mike Dunleavy leaves the House chambers in Juneau after delivering the annual State of the State address to the Alaska Legislature on Jan. 22, 2019.

Cannabis advocates wary of Dunleavy’s Marijuana Control Board appointments

By Tim Ellis, KUAC-Fairbanks | Interior, Marijuana, Politics, State Government

Marijuana Control Board Vice Chairman Brandon Emmett says he was surprised when he found out that longtime anti-marijuana champion Vivian Stiver was appointed to fill his seat.

By Tim Ellis, KUAC-Fairbanks | January 25, 2019 3:00 pm

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University of Alaska regents postpone vote on financial exigency

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University of Alaska task force looking at potential restructure of UA system

Farmers say proposed agriculture funding cuts would hurt ‘state’s ability to feed itself’

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