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Jul 11 2019

State representatives and senators mill around the Alaska House floor during a break in a joint session on Thursday. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)

Lawmakers remain far apart, physically and politically, as time runs out for veto override

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, Economy, Politics, State Government

Dunleavy issued a second round of line-item vetoes, this time on the capital budget. Legislators in Juneau criticized the changes, but didn’t vote on overriding them.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 11, 2019 5:54 pm

Jul 11 2019

‘Who are the 100?’ If budget vetoes stand, Anchorage shelter says it must choose who stays and who leaves.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska Public Media | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Community, Economy, Family, Food, Health, Mental Health, Politics, Public Safety, Southcentral, State Government

As prospects for a veto override look increasingly slim, organizations that provide aid to low-income, homeless and other needy Alaskans say they’re facing increasingly difficult choices.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska Public Media | July 11, 2019 4:30 pm

Jul 11 2019

Anchorage leaders brace for ‘unprecedented’ budget situation

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Economy, Health, Local Government, Politics, Public Safety, Southcentral, State Government

Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz describes Alaska’s pending fiscal situation as “an act of budgetary terrorism.”

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | July 11, 2019 12:52 pm

Jul 10 2019

While Dunleavy’s budget vetoes survive override vote, Alaska’s Legislature remains divided

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

While there won’t be a formal way to override the vetoes after Friday, there may be another path to restoring funding for some line items.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 10, 2019 5:59 pm

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

Add krill and mussels to the list of unusual marine deaths in Alaska

By Alex DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News | Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Northwest, Oceans, Science & Tech, Weather, Wildlife

Residents from two Northwest Alaska villages say they found large numbers of dead mussels and krill washed up along shores in June, contributing to fears that record warm waters may be causing a wide range of ecosystem changes.

By Alex DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News | July 9, 2019 4:57 pm

Jul 08 2019

Australian mining firm explores potential vanadium deposit near Juneau

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Energy & Mining, Juneau

An Australian mining firm looking for a rare mineral used for high-capacity batteries seeks a permit to drill this summer in Tongass National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing its application.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | July 8, 2019 11:23 am

Jul 08 2019

Study on salmon ear stones cited by EPA in Pebble draft EIS comments

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | Energy & Mining, Fisheries, Wildlife

The EPA’s 100-page comment on the Pebble Mine draft EIS cited a study focusing on the growth and development of young salmon in the Bristol Bay watershed.

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | July 8, 2019 10:40 am

Jul 08 2019

At Portage Glacier, business boom follows glacial recession

By Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage | Climate Change, Southcentral, Tourism

Portage Glacier has receded a lot. And employees are seeing the changes first hand. What does that mean for a company whose business is based on this particular piece of snow and ice?

By Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage | July 8, 2019 10:24 am

Jul 05 2019

House State Affairs Committee co-chair Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, questions Dunleavy administration representatives at a joint meeting with the Health and Social Services Committee in Juneau on April 2, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to examine procurement procedures that led to a controversial contract to manage the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.

Alaska lawmaker criticizes state loan to former Dunleavy administration official

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

A former deputy commissioner in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration has been approved for a more-than-$4-million loan from a state agency, drawing criticism from an Anchorage legislator.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 5, 2019 6:00 am

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Lawmakers remain far apart, physically and politically, as time runs out for veto override

Anchorage leaders brace for ‘unprecedented’ budget situation

While Dunleavy’s budget vetoes survive override vote, Alaska’s Legislature remains divided

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

Add krill and mussels to the list of unusual marine deaths in Alaska

Australian mining firm explores potential vanadium deposit near Juneau

Study on salmon ear stones cited by EPA in Pebble draft EIS comments

At Portage Glacier, business boom follows glacial recession

Alaska lawmaker criticizes state loan to former Dunleavy administration official

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