Southcentral

Jul 01 2019

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Alaska state budget vetoes reduce funding for homeless shelters and services

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Family, Health, Housing, Mental Health, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southcentral, State Government

Anchorage homeless shelters and services are bracing for cutbacks and closures after Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced hundreds of millions of dollars in line-item state budget vetoes Friday.

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | July 1, 2019 2:04 pm

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Jun 27 2019

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Swan Lake Fire spreads smoky haze to much of Southcentral

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage | Environment, Public Safety, Southcentral

The state Division of Air Quality is warning of the smoke’s potential health effects, with advisories in effect until Friday evening, pending any extensions.

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage | June 27, 2019 3:44 pm

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Jun 26 2019

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Alaska AG: Dunleavy could have state troopers bring legislators to Wasilla

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Juneau, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Alaska’s attorney general and the Legislature’s top lawyer are at odds over whether the governor is allowed to set a special session’s location.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | June 26, 2019 6:07 pm

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Jun 26 2019

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Pebble CEO and opponent debate whether mine proposal is ‘the nose under the camel’s tent’

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Politics, Southcentral, Southwest, State Government

The CEO of the Pebble Limited Partnership and a prominent Pebble opponent debated a key point of contention about the proposed mine: its size.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | June 26, 2019 11:32 am

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Jun 25 2019

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Former Alaska lawmaker disappointed with retroactive per diem payments

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

Former Alaska state Rep. Jason Grenn sponsored an ethics law last year that affects legislators’ per diems. He called a recent vote on retroactive per diem payments “sad.”

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | June 25, 2019 5:48 pm

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Jun 25 2019

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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

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Jun 25 2019

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Swan Lake fire grows, moving closer to Sterling Highway

By Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media | Environment, Outdoors, Public Safety, Southcentral, Weather

The fire has been burning since early June in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. This past weekend, winds spread the fire to within 2 miles of the Sterling Highway.

By Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media | June 25, 2019 1:42 pm

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Jun 24 2019

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Legislators defy Dunleavy, announce Juneau as special session location

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

Legislative leaders say the floor sessions would be held at the Capitol in Juneau, while most of the meetings would be in Anchorage at the Legislative Information Office.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | June 24, 2019 4:43 pm

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Jun 21 2019

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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

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Jun 21 2019

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Court rejects Alaskans’ appeal in Carnival pollution case

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Crime & Courts, Environment, Federal Government, Nation & World, Oceans, Southcentral, Southeast, Tourism

A judge explained in court papers that the harm claimed by the three Alaskans and one Bahamian were general in nature and could’ve applied broadly to others in the region.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | June 21, 2019 12:59 pm

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