The Iditarod Trail Committee’s Board of Directors wants to set up a kennel management program, a move aiming to set up new guidelines and counteract negative press directed at mushing’s most high-profile event.
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Almost 70 mushers will compete in 2018 Iditarod
Almost 70 mushers signed up for the 2018 Iditarod sled dog race by the registration deadline on Friday.
Premera pays state $25M to offset high health insurance rates
The payment will offset nearly half the $55 million cost of the Alaska Reinsurance Program.
Army Corps requires less wetlands mitigation in Alaska
Over the last three years, wetlands mitigation hasn’t been happening as often as it used to, and conservation groups are concerned. Whether the change is intentional or incidental is disputed.
Fairbanks citizens to test air pollution technology
Technology that removes fine particulates from wood and coal stove smoke is being readied for testing in North Pole as part of a citizen science project.
Trump administration proposes $2.1B expansion of Fort Greely missile-defense base
The Trump administration announced last week it has asked Congress to appropriate $2.1 billion to expand the missile-defense base on Fort Greely.
Legislature’s chambers part ways as special session fizzles out
The impasse is a result of the two chambers having different views on the two bills on the special session agenda.
BLM is moving forward on proposed Ambler Road project
The Bureau of Land Management is taking the lead on an environmental review of the state proposed Ambler Road. The controversial project would punch an industrial access road from the Dalton Highway west to the Ambler Mining district.
Alaska House passes revision to criminal justice law
After a series of contentious votes on amendments, 32 House members voted for Senate Bill 54, while eight voted against it early Tuesday morning.
Alaska House rejects repeal of controversial criminal justice law
An amendment would have repealed most of the law that lowered jail terms for many crimes.