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The U.S. Justice Department has awarded the Tlingit and Haida Central Council nearly 900-thousand dollars to expand tribal court services. Currently, the court hears paternity and child support cases involving tribal members. Attorney Jessie Archibald with Tlingit and Haida’s Child Support Unit says the grant will eventually allow the court to hear domestic violence cases.…

A legislative agency says the state’s credit status will be at risk if the oil tax reductions proposed by the governor become law.

Stories include a seafood processor penalized for water violations and former Juneau fishing guide continues to defend himself against bird and wildlife violations.

When Senator Lisa Murkowski’s fisheries aide pulled out from consideration for an influential job in the Obama Administration two years ago, he said it was because the process was taking too long. It turns out Arne Fuglvog was under investigation by the very agency he would have run.

Stories include a trip by lawmaker to rural Alaska to check up on state-funded education programs.