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Congressman Don Young says he’s not worried about an investigation into whether he violated ethics rules.

Gov. Sean Parnell had funded the program at $2.5 million next year, but about a half million of that has been slashed from the budget being considered by the legislature.

Friday will be the first Vietnam Veterans Day in Alaska.

The Alaska Marine Highway wants feedback on the ferry system’s schedule for fall, winter and spring of 2013 and ’14.

Juneau-Douglas High School Principal Ryan Alsup is resigning after three years in the job. He will leave his post on June 30th for what he says are “personal reasons.”

The female otter was transferred to the Vancouver Aquarium last Friday where she now lives with a couple of other SeaLife Center alums, Tanu and Elfin.

Alaska’s warning communications system will be tested as part of Tsunami Preparedness Week.

Minority members say they’ve been getting hundreds of emails and other comments from frustrated parents, teachers, school administrators and education boards asking for increased public school funding.

Invest in education is the rally cry of the week in the state capitol, as the Senate completes its work on the state operating and mental health budgets.

Monday is the deadline for comments on Alaska Electric Light and Power’s federal application to investigate the feasibility of a Sheep Creek hydroelectric project.

University of Alaska would like to sell the downtown office and classroom building

Traditional Native garment is worn by legislators, staff as a symbol of Alaska’s diverse people and cultures

But the governor says the Alaska House of Representatives should take its own look at the legislation, and make any changes members deem necessary.

At a first felony appearance before the magistrate at the Dillingham courthouse Wednesday morning, Leroy B. Dick, Jr, 42, of Manokotak, initially refused legal counsel, telling the judge: “To be honest, I could say I’m guilty of the crime.”

After a lengthy debate, the Alaska Senate narrowly passed a bill that would overhaul the state’s oil tax regime.

The Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is happening in Juneau this week.

While there wasn’t a formal debate on the bill, the small Democratic minority took advantage of a procedural motion to get answers on what the changes would do to the state treasury.

Federal spending cuts known as sequestration will have less of an impact on the Coast Guard in Alaska than elsewhere in the country. That’s the word from Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo, who is in charge of the Coast Guard’s District 17, which encompasses the entire state.

The Juneau Assembly Finance Committee starts holding weekly meetings April 3rd to review the fiscal year 2014 budget, which takes effect July 1st.

The U.S. House Ethics Committee has unanimously voted to create a subcommittee to investigate whether Congressman Don Young violated official code of conduct.