Nunapitchuk recently received a grant for $7,390 from the Rasmuson Foundation. Mayor Noah Wise says the village has spent the money on a brand new 500cc Honda ATV for their police and emergency responders to use.
Government
For Trump’s secretary of state, buzz centers around Giuliani, Bolton
As diplomats await news of their new boss, all eyes are on Rudy Giuliani, a longtime Trump friend with little foreign policy experience. Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton is also in the running.
Paul Ryan re-nominated by Republicans as Speaker
The GOP leadership elections are a show of unity heading into the new year where Republicans will control both the legislative and executive branches.
Fairbanks representative looks to improve rural internet
Fairbanks state Representative David Guttenberg has a plan for improving internet service in rural areas of the state. A bill Guttenberg is sponsoring would create a state corporation to contract with service providers to build infrastructure that’s too costly for individual companies to invest in. “Put out a job that we need this many towers in these…
Wind farm developer asks court to overturn state agency’s approval of GVEA tariff
Delta Wind Farm President and CEO Mike Craft is taking the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to court. Craft is asking a judge to overturn the commission’s approval of a Golden Valley Electric Association tariff filed last summer, claiming the tariff violates new state regulations intended to help renewable-energy projects like his access the grid.
Obama’s last chance to weigh in on Arctic drilling has industry worried, enviros hopeful
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s upset victory, President Barack Obama still has two months left in office, to close out policy decisions and try to cement any final pieces of his legacy.
Army wants further study of Dakota access pipeline route
The Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the pipeline route after members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe protested its construction. Going forward, the Army invited input from the tribe.
Kenai Borough Assembly may appropriate funds to defend invocation policy in court
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre has proposed an ordinance that would pay for legal costs related to the Borough Assembly’s new invocation policy.
Obama: Democratic Party needs to reflect, ‘show up everywhere’
“When your team loses, everybody gets deflated, and it’s hard and it’s challenging,” the president said. “I think it’s a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to go through some reflection.”
Trustees to vote again on Deer Mountain plan
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s board of trustees meets this week, and will vote on a “reconsideration” of its August decision to move forward with logging parts of Deer Mountain in Ketchikan and a parcel in Petersburg that sits above homes.