Anchorage Rep. Lance Pruitt, the Republican minority leader, says he made the decision to remove Rep. David Eastman after talking with caucus members.
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Juneau police say state won’t charge officer for use of force in fatal shooting
A letter sent to the Juneau Police Department Friday from the Alaska Department of Law states that Officer James Esbenshade was “legally justified in his use of deadly force in order to defend himself from the threat of serious physical injury.”
Transgender state employee wins lawsuit over sexual reassignment surgery costs
Jennifer Fletcher, a state legislative librarian from Juneau, argued that the surgeries she wanted to get would have been covered if she weren’t transgender — and that’s discrimination based on her sex.
Hilcorp revived this declining North Slope oil field. Can it do the same for Prudhoe Bay?
While many North Slope fields are on the decline, production at Hilcorp’s Milne Point has actually increased by huge amounts. Now the company is acquiring the massive Prudhoe Bay field, raising hopes of a similar revival there.
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one.
The case shows how it’s become common for polar bears to disrupt village life in Kaktovik, which sits on an island at the edge of the Beaufort Sea. As climate change melts sea ice and drives the bears ashore, residents say they’ve been under increasing stress.
Alaska businessman John Binkley launches group to defend Dunleavy in recall
John Binkley has worn a lot of hats: stints in the Legislature, a primary challenge to Gov. Frank Murkowski in 2006 and, more recently, the face of the cruise industry in Alaska. But he’s also wading into the biggest political fight in the state: defending Gov. Mike Dunleavy from being recalled.
Amid coronavirus fears, who decides if a cruise ship can come or not?
If certain officials decide an Alaska-bound ship threatens public health, they could take extraordinary measures to contain or manage an outbreak.
Calista, Doyon deny rumors of an exit from Alaska Federation of Natives
Calista Corp. has reaffirmed its Alaska Federation of Natives membership, in response to a caller on a KYUK talk show who claimed that Calista had pulled out of the organization.
Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top fishing port for volume
Dutch Harbor has been named the nation’s top fishing port in terms of volume for the 22nd consecutive year. But the port dropped from second to third place in terms of value.
Endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales continue to decline, and scientists aren’t sure why
In 2008, Cook Inlet beluga whales were listed as endangered. Their numbers still continue to drop: There are fewer than 300 today, and they’re steadily declining.