An audio slideshow of the Alaska Folk Festival, 2012.
Alaska
Fisheries board takes up Southeast allocation issues
The Alaska Board of Fisheries addresses Southeast finfish issues starting on Friday (Feb. 24).
Members will consider 145 proposals from advisory boards, gear groups and individuals.
Federal budget cuts could target Native programs
Alaska Federation of Natives President Julie Kitka warns that the continuing federal budget battle could impact essential services.
But she says it’s hard to tell where the ax will fall.
Senator calls for permanent fund, scholarship changes
The senator representing Alaska’s largest legislative district is suggesting major changes to the state’s Permanent Fund and the governor’s scholarship program. Albert Kookesh, an Angoon Democrat, spoke during the Native Issues Forum in Juneau today (Feb. 22). Kookesh, who could be serving his final term, speculated on what he would do if he was king…
SEARHC faces $4M loss from 2011, CEO says
The new head of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium says the organization is losing money, and that difficult changes are on the way.
Wood-pellet heat systems pitched to lawmakers
Backers of biomass energy pitched wood-pellet heat as a money-saver during a legislative hearing today (Feb. 21st).
Alaska Energy Authority staff and others talked to the House Committee on Economic Development about the Southeast Alaska Integrated Resource Plan.