Yesterday, APOC ruled that groups can campaign for or against a pending referendum without declaring their expenditures, as long as they aren’t sponsoring it.
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Update: LeConte resumes service Sunday
The LeConte will resume service Sunday, June 16, but about 5½ hours behind schedule. The Malaspina will sail Juneau to Gustavus roundtrip on Saturday night to alleviate stranded travelers in Gustavus. The ferry will depart Auke Bay at 10 .p.m and return in time to sail Lynn Canal as scheduled Sunday morning.
Congressional delegation split on taking meetings with Fuglvog
Fuglvog is back — as a lobbyist. But Alaska’s senators aren’t giving him access.
Alaskans rally for salmon protection
About 30 adults and children called for equality and greater subsistence fishery protection Wednesday morning in the ‘Idle No More’ rally in downtown Juneau. Several wore Native regalia, chanted songs, and danced as people took turns talking over a megaphone.
AVCP looks to leverage Izembek road
AVCP, a coalition of 56 Native villages in the Y-K Delta, has opposed the would-be road through the wilderness for years.
Parnell looks to Europe for insight on oil tax policy
In April, Gov. Sean Parnell traveled to Europe for what he described as a “fact-finding mission” on international oil tax structures.
State admits mistake in handling of Jerry Active’s previous cases
Alaska’s Attorney General held a press conference Thursday in Anchorage to admit that the state made a mistake in how they handled past cases involving Jerry Active.
Lesil McGuire Announces Candidacy For Lieutenant Governor
Anchorage Republican Lesil McGuire announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the 2014 election on Wednesday.
Murkowski won’t see Fuglvog in her office
Arne Fuglvog of Petersburg has turned lobbyist and launched the Washington State-based Coastal Resource Strategies just weeks after being released from federal prison last fall.
Active indicted for murder of Anchorage couple
The man who had just been released from prison before allegedly murdering an Anchorage couple and sexually abusing their granddaughter has been indicted. The Alaska Attorney General’s office says 24-year-old Jerry Andrew Active has been indicted on ten felony counts for murder, multiple sexual assaults, sexual abuse of a minor as well as the May…