State employees can’t use private e-mail accounts to hide their work communication from public record laws. The State Supreme Court issued a decision on the matter on Friday, that largely affirms an earlier Superior Court Ruling. The case dates back to the Sarah Palin Administration and addresses the tricky question of whether the state records…
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Stedman – Kookesh debate tonight
Senators Bert Stedman and Albert Kookesh debate at 6 o’clock tonight for the Southeast Senate District Q seat. Kookesh, an Angoon Democrat, and Stedman, a Sitka Republican, will talk with reporters and answer listeners’ questions from the studios of our sister station, KRBD in Ketchikan. Senate District Q includes most of Southeast outside Juneau, Petersburg…
Court upholds parental notification law
Anchorage Superior Court released a decision upholding Alaska’s parental notification law on Monday.
Health care to lead job growth through 2020
Alaska is expected to add nearly 39,000 new jobs over the next decade, with nearly a third in the ealth care and social service industry.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to roadless rule
The high court’s decision not to hear a challenge brought by the state of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association means the state of Alaska has the only pending lawsuit against the Clinton-era roadless rule.
Brotherhood Bridge for sale
Brotherhood Bridge is historic, and Alaska transportation officials are required by federal law to try to find someone who would like to preserve it.