An amendment would have repealed most of the law that lowered jail terms for many crimes.
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Fairbanks mayor: Borough must address $400M building-maintenance backlog
Mayor Karl Kassel told a couple hundred area residents who showed up for two meetings Wednesday that many are so old that they just need to be torn down and replaced, which comes with a price tag of nearly $400 million to catch up on that backlog.
Costs are uncertain on Alaska criminal justice bill
Department of Corrections officials estimate the new bill could cost between $1.6 million and just over $4.3 million.
Gov. Walker announces public safety plan
Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth said reducing crime will take enhanced collaboration across different departments.
17 national parks could see fee increases, including Denali
The National Park Service is considering fee increases at 17 parks, including Denali. Higher entry fees would be in effect during peak season, or the busiest five months, starting May 1.
A mushing dog whodunit amid Iditarod doping scandal
The mushing world has been rocked by an unfolding scandal over doping in the Iditarod. It started two weeks ago, when the race’s governing body announced it was changing rules for drug tests after a banned substance was found in four dogs from a top team. Speculation ignited. http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20171024-01.mp3 The Iditarod Trail Committee announced Monday…
Fourth special session opens with differences over crime, tax bills
Of the two items on the special session agenda, there appears to be more urgency to pass the crime bill.
Iditarod committee says Dallas Seavey’s sled dogs failed drug test
“I have done nothing wrong,” Seavey said. “I have never knowingly broken any race rule. I have never given any banned substances to my dogs.”
Fairbanks mayor says Eielson’s F-35s will save the borough’s economic bacon
Studies suggest most of the people coming to the area with the warplanes will likely offset a decrease in the Fairbanks-area population from cuts in funding for state agencies and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Eielson showcases F-35 as Alaskan command chief emphasizes its lethality, deployability
The road to Eielson was coated with ice. The F-35’s ability to operate on an icy runway is one of many cold-weather tests being conducted at the Air Force base.