Murkowski says good health care should be more accessible for Alaskans but she says this law isn’t the answer for providing that.
Heather Bryant
Parnell seeking spending restraint
Parnell says the state is currently looking at a decline in revenue next year, due to factors including lower oil prices. If that situation holds, he says he will seek less spending.
Groups sue EPA over oil spill dispersants
Environmental groups in five states are suing the federal government, claiming Environmental Protection Agency rules on chemical dispersants used in oil spills do not meet clean water requirements.
US cutter pursues illegal fishing vessel across the Pacific
A Coast Guard cutter is off the coast of Japan, pursuing prosecution of an unregistered fishing vessel suspected of catching 40 tons of fish with an illegal high seas driftnet.
Alaska Airlines plane wing note ‘not appropriate’
A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight looked out the window and saw what looked like a damaged area on the wing with a handwritten note saying, “We know about this.”
US, Alaska flags will be lowered until Friday
The U.S. and Alaska state flags will be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the Wisconsin shootings.