Homer resident Barrett Fletcher prepared to host the first meeting of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster at his home on solstice. He needs the religion to have regular meetings in the area so he can fill the borough’s requirement to give an invocation.
Government
Trollers call for chinook management ‘with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer’
Fishermen in Sitka are pushing back against a proposed king salmon conservation plan that could impose deep restrictions on fishing seasons in 2018.
Juneau’s biggest stories of 2017
The state’s ongoing budget crisis trickles down, Project Playground burns, a family that owns a lot of downtown property has a rough year, Juneau’s indigent residents get repeatedly displaced, and other 2017 news of note.
Feds jump into transboundary mining dispute
A recent letter from the U.S. State Department acknowledges Alaskans’ concerns about pollution from current and potential British Columbia mines.
Walker appoints former Attorney General to Permanent Fund Corporation’s board
Gov. Bill Walker appointed Craig Richards to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation board on Dec. 28.
Clock approaches midnight for Congress to renew this oil industry tax
As the New Year approaches, time is ticking down for Congress to renew an excise tax collected on domestic barrels of oil. The money goes into a government trust used for oil spill cleanup and prevention.