The vote may make it less likely the Legislature will reach an overall budget deal before the end of the special session on Friday.
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Feds’ cannabis enforcement policy ‘confusing,’ Murkowski says
Whether the Trump administration will enforce the federal ban on marijuana in Alaska remains ambiguous. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski asked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein about cannabis policy at a hearing Tuesday. Rosenstein at times took a hard line.
Absentee ballots will decide Homer recall election
The unofficial results are out for the recall election of three Homer City Council members, but it’s too close to call until the vote is certified Friday. About 740 in-person absentee ballots were cast and another 80 were mailed out to absent voters.
Former lawmakers work to block PFD cut
Clem Tillion was a Republican senator when the Permanent Fund was created. The 91-year-old has a message to lawmakers who want to reduce the PFD: Don’t think any changes you make are going to last.
Flags at half-staff for former Alaska attorney general
Flags are at half-staff in honor of former Alaska attorney general and lifelong University of Alaska advocate, Grace Schaible of Fairbanks. Schaible died Saturday at the age of 91.
FAA addresses aircraft noise concerns in Homer
Homer is considered a congested area, and planes should gain a minimum of 500 feet before making any turns away from the airport’s traffic pattern and must climb to 1,000 feet after takeoff.
Officials to host town hall on missile testing in Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Officials from the spaceport on Kodiak Island are hosting a town hall meeting to answer questions about the Missile Defense Agency’s plans to test a U.S.-Israeli anti-ballistic missile system in Alaska. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports testing of the Arrow-3 missile system will begin in 2018. The system was developed by…
Man removed from Alaska Air jet in Anchorage at gunpoint after alleged threat
A man was removed from an Alaska Airlines jet in Anchorage late Thursday after he made threats during a flight from Seattle, airport police say. The man, who hasn’t yet been identified, was a first-class passenger on Flight 755, according to Police and Fire Chief Jesse Davis at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Police were called to meet the…
Major progress eludes Alaska Legislature this week
The two chambers are still far apart on a bill that would make changes to oil and gas taxes.
Study: Exxon Valdez oil spill didn’t cause Prince William Sound fisheries crash
A recently published scientific study says the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound is less to blame for salmon and herring declines than previously thought, but critics say it’s not that simple.