In a late night vote, the Alaska House passed legislation that would change the way water rights are processed.
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Committee recommends $1 million in cuts to pre-school programs
The group tasked with looking at the Department of Education and Early Development is pushing cuts to pre-school programs that amount to $1 million.
Long-running lawsuit over fast ferries’ engines is settled
AMHS to get eight new engines for Fairweather and Chenega.
Court upholds Endangered Species Act listing for polar bears
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has upheld the listing of polar bears as threatened.
Cruise ship bill signed without ceremony
Governor Sean Parnell signed a bill Thursday limiting cruise-ship wastewater restrictions. House Bill 80 turned back a provision of the Cruise Ship Initiative, passed by voters in 2006. The provision would have required ships to meet much higher standards, starting in 2015. The new law says pollutants can be measured in mixing zones, which allow…
Alaska Legislature celebrates Centennial
It was exactly a hundred years ago when Alaska first began to exercise a form of self-government.