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The U.S. Senate has voted to overturn an Obama Administration rule that banned certain methods of killing predators on national wildlife refuges in Alaska.

Tons of scrap metal are piling up in Southeast Alaska’s smaller cities. A new effort aims to make it easier – and less costly – to get rid of the debris.

A state Senate panel wants to eliminate funding for most public broadcasting in Alaska. That puts it in conflict with the House and the governor.

The state ferry Taku is for sale to the highest bidder. The minimum price for the 54-year-old ship is $1.5 million.

State House budget-writers have restored much of the ferry system cut proposed by the governor for the next fiscal year. They money could expand Fairweather sailings.

Juneau’s Spring King Salmon Derby won’t happen this year, because there aren’t enough fish. State biologists predict chinook returns will be low this year.