The move by the Supreme Court halts activity in the case, but doesn’t necessarily mean the court will ultimately take up the case involving a high school student in Virginia.
Government
Oil spill cleanup demo coming to Dillingham
A two-hour presentation on oil cleanup equipment and techniques will be Tuesday at the Bingo Hall, Dillingham, with more hands-on activities at the Harbor afterward.
Obama commutes sentences of 214 federal inmates
Most of them were serving sentences for nonviolent crimes. The White House says it’s the most grants in a day since at least 1900. Obama has commuted far more sentences than other recent presidents.
Murkowski discusses Trump, Tongass during Sitka stop
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke to a group of constituents over pizza and beer at Baranof Island Brewing Co.
Bill would speed Tongass-Mental Health Trust land trade
A bill before Congress would speed a timberland trade between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust. It’s part of a larger legislative effort to increase logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Hillary Clinton slams Trump over outsourcing
Clinton visited a Colorado tie company on Wednesday, questioning why her Republican rival makes his name-brand ties in China and not America.
Mallott discusses transboundary mine negotiations, budget gap
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott said it was important for him to see the Unuk, one of the transboundary rivers that flows from British Columbia into Alaska. Those rivers are a subject of concern because of Canadian mining activity.
Seldovia hires retired National Guard lieutenant colonel as new city manager
Tod Larson is a retired lieutenant colonel who spent 25 years in the Army National Guard before getting his Masters in Public Administration. Now he’s Seldovia’s new city manager.
Military’s $4B moving program keeps climbing — and no one knows why
Every year, the US military moves about 650,000 service-members all across the globe, along with 300,000 of their dependents. In military terms, a move is labeled a “Permanent Change of Station,” although everyone calls it PCS for short.
Governor visits Homer to address Alaska’s fiscal crisis
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said until the state balances its checkbook, so to speak, state leaders can’t address projects that would build a more sustainable economy.