Local Government

Jun 10 2019
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr heard concerns from Alaska Native leaders about the lack of law enforcement and high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence in rural Alaska. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)

AG Barr says ‘everything is on the table’ to solve Alaska’s public safety crisis

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Community, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Local Government, Mental Health, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southwest, Western

The U.S. Attorney General’s security detail outnumbered the number of village public safety officers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta — a region roughly the size of Oregon.

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May 24 2019
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To get a count on bowhead whales, North Slope scientists head out onto the sea ice

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Community, Environment, Federal Government, Local Government, North Slope, Oceans, Science & Tech, Subsistence, Wildlife

“They’re just so graceful and beautiful. Every time I see a whale I get excited,” says biologist Craig George. “I’ve seen thousands and thousands. It’s always like seeing a bowhead for the first time.”

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