A panel of three 9th Circuit Court justices heard arguments Friday morning in Fairbanks in the appeal of a federal civil rights suit filed against the city of Fairbanks.
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Recent missile launch alerts direct Fort Greely residents, workers to take shelter
Fort Greely’s missile defense complex has declared five “shelter in place” alerts over the past two weeks. The alerts coincided with recent North Korean missile tests.
University of Alaska regents postpone vote on financial exigency
University of Alaska regents have postponed voting on a declaration of financial exigency, a contractual tool that allows more expedited cost cutting, including laying off of tenured faculty.
University of Alaska president: Dunleavy budget vetoes ‘will impact everything we do’
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen described the budget reductions as “devastating” and outside what university administrators had planned to accommodate.
University of Alaska task force looking at potential restructure of UA system
A University of Alaska task force will look at four different options for restructuring the UA system. The “status quo” option would keep the three universities under one system.
Farmers say proposed agriculture funding cuts would hurt ‘state’s ability to feed itself’
Alaskan farmers say the state gets a big bang for the small buck it provides to agriculture. That’s why they say big cuts like those proposed by Governor Mike Dunleavy would inflict serious, long-term harm to the industry.