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Representatives vote 27 to 9 in favor of measure that allows mixing zones.

Senator Mark Begich is introducing a bill that would grant the state a share of revenues from offshore drilling.

About a million people visit Alaska by cruise ship every year, creating floating cities along the state’s coastline. A bill that would change just how the waste they produce is regulated is moving rapidly through the legislature, and is scheduled to appear on the House floor today.

For the past couple of weeks, the legislature has been moving forward on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes on oil companies. Now, it’s scheduled to take up the issue of an in-state gasline. Here’s the legislative outlook for the week.

Shell’s chief executives responded to questions about the January grounding of the Kulluk drill rig during the company’s annual results conference in London Thursday.

A memorial service for Tlingit elder and original Sealaska Corporation board member Clarence Jackson will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. at the ANB Hall in Juneau. Jackson died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 78.

Scott Fischer, who was grooming a ski trail with a snowmachine, recommends that everyone stay off of the lake.

Senator Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., is President Obama’s nominee to be the next defense secretary.

Legislation sponsored by the Parnell administration to relax the state’s cruise ship wastewater discharge rules has now cleared both the House and Senate Resources Committees.

Check your boats for snow and ice. That’s the word from the City and Borough of Juneau’s Docks and Harbors Department.

Education and enforcement were familiar themes of public testimony last night on a draft Auke Lake Management Plan that would prohibit jet skis, water skiing, wake-boarding and other high speed activities on the small lake.

The joint Alaska House and Senate Transportation Committees Tuesday sent the name of Governor Sean Parnell’s pick for Transportation Commissioner, Pat Kemp, to the full legislature for confirmation.

When you think of cities with a lot of restaurant options places like Seattle, San Francisco, New York or New Orleans often come to mind.

More than 130 people took advantage yesterday of the warmth and efficiency of Project Homeless Connect.

The Juneau Assembly on Monday voted to change the boundary of the city’s historic district, clearing the way for Sealaska Heritage Institute’s proposed Walter Soboleff Center to be built as designed.

“These firefighters and officers all performed heroically under extreme fire conditions,” said Rich Etheridge, CCFR Fire Chief.

Gov. Sean Parnell has appointed Joel Bolger to the Alaska Supreme Court.

Pick up your dog’s poop as soon as it’s dropped, or risk a fine.

Project Homeless Connect scheduled for Monday, Jan. 28th.

Still a lot of skepticism of Governor Sean Parnell’s decision to replace the proposed Alaska Class Ferry with smaller shuttle ferries.