U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is trying to make a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope more feasible.
Economy
Tlingit elder, Sealaska board member Clarence Jackson dies
A memorial service for Tlingit elder and original Sealaska Corporation board member Clarence Jackson will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. at the ANB Hall in Juneau. Jackson died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 78.
Top Chef in Juneau to be served up on TV next month
Episodes air Feb. 6th and 13th.
House Democrats introduce school funding bill
In the legislature, a bill that would increase funding for schools has been introduced.
Cruise ship wastewater discharge deregulation moves in Alaska House and Senate
Legislation sponsored by the Parnell administration to relax the state’s cruise ship wastewater discharge rules has now cleared both the House and Senate Resources Committees.
Public testimony on oil taxes brings up familiar points
The public got its first chance to comment on Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposal to cut taxes on oil companies on Tuesday, and most of the testimony broke along familiar lines.