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Jul 09 2019

Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, speaks during a Senate floor session, March 13, 2019.

Alaska senators say time running out on funding for scholarships, medical education, Power Cost Equalization

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Energy & Mining, Interior, Politics, Southwest, State Government, University of Alaska

State senators in Juneau raised alarm on Tuesday about the money swept from state budget accounts into a harder-to-access piggy bank: the Constitutional Budget Reserve.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 9, 2019 6:06 pm

Jul 09 2019

A plane assists in fighting a wildfire at Montana Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska, July 4, 2019.

Burn ban ordered over much of Alaska amid wildfire worries

By Associated Press | Environment, Interior, Public Safety, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Weather, Western, Wildlife

A burn ban was ordered Tuesday over a wide swath of Alaska as firefighters battle dozens of wildfires in the arid state.

By Associated Press | July 9, 2019 2:58 pm

Jun 30 2019

Some Fairbanks residents told to evacuate amid wildfire

By Associated Press | Interior, Public Safety

On Sunday, just after midnight, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Department of Emergency Management raised the evacuation alert for the Martin and Perfect Perch subdivisions

By Associated Press | June 30, 2019 3:01 pm

Jun 25 2019

Meet Sovereign Bill, the voice behind ‘Molly of Denali’

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Education, Interior, Southcentral

Sovereign Bill voices Molly Mabray in “Molly of Denali,” the first Alaska Native lead character in a nationally-broadcast children’s program.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | June 25, 2019 4:21 pm

Jun 21 2019

Legislators, Dunleavy administration expect school funds to be paid during potential lawsuit

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Education, Interior, Politics, Southcentral, State Government

The Legislative Council voted unanimously on June 13 to authorize a lawsuit against the Dunleavy administration over education funding.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | June 21, 2019 3:14 pm

Jun 19 2019

Pogo Mine settles in sex discrimination lawsuit

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | Energy & Mining, Interior

A former underground miner at Pogo Mine in Interior Alaska has won a settlement in a lawsuit against Pogo’s owners after the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found she was discriminated against because she is a woman.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media | June 19, 2019 11:07 am

Jun 18 2019

The bicameral working group on permanent fund earnings meets for the first time on June 12. The members are: Rep. Kelly Merrick, R-Eagle River; Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka; Rep. Adam Wool, D-Fairbanks; Rep. Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, co-chair; Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks; Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka; Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer; and Sen. Donny Olson, D-Golovin. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)

Working group seeks a path forward on PFDs amid heated debate

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Interior, Politics, Southcentral, State Government

Working group members say they want the committee’s work to help end the annual legislative fights over permanent fund dividends.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | June 18, 2019 5:24 pm

Jun 12 2019

Goat yoga? In Fairbanks, there’s a new animal to flow with: Reindeer.

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arts & Culture, Business, Community, Health, Interior, Wildlife

“You’ll see the reindeer getting into these amazing poses,” said Jane Atkinson, owner of Running Reindeer Ranch. “And it’s like wow…. Look at this little yoga move that they do!”

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | June 12, 2019 2:06 pm

Jun 11 2019

Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, talks to reporters at a House Republican Minority press availability in his office at the Capitol in Juneau on March 14, 2019.

Capital budget, Power Cost Equalization, college scholarships are caught in PFD debate

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Energy & Mining, Interior, Politics, Southcentral, State Government, University of Alaska

If an amendment to the capital budget to pay full permanent fund dividends fails, the House minority leader expects there won’t be enough votes to draw from the Constitutional Budget Reserve.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | June 11, 2019 5:36 pm

Jun 11 2019

Sitka Pioneer Home resident Nancy Ricketts meets for coffee with friends in a local cafe. At 94, Ricketts says she carefully budgeted in order to live in the Pioneer Home — including selling her house. She testified that increased financial stress on residents will jeopardize their health, and ultimately cost the state more. “The state will have to pay to keep us here, or throw us out on the street,” she said. “A loss of independence is the most horrible thing I can think of.”

Alaska Pioneer Homes residents fight proposed rate increases

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | Aging, Family, Health, Interior, Mental Health, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

A proposal to more than double the monthly costs for most residents in Alaska Pioneer Homes met with stiff opposition during recent public testimony on the issue.

By Robert Woolsey, KCAW-Sitka | June 11, 2019 2:43 pm

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Alaska senators say time running out on funding for scholarships, medical education, Power Cost Equalization

Burn ban ordered over much of Alaska amid wildfire worries

Some Fairbanks residents told to evacuate amid wildfire

Meet Sovereign Bill, the voice behind ‘Molly of Denali’

Legislators, Dunleavy administration expect school funds to be paid during potential lawsuit

Pogo Mine settles in sex discrimination lawsuit

Working group seeks a path forward on PFDs amid heated debate

Goat yoga? In Fairbanks, there’s a new animal to flow with: Reindeer.

Capital budget, Power Cost Equalization, college scholarships are caught in PFD debate

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