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The federal government has a new proposal for defining handicrafts made out of sea otter pelts. But it’s not what some crafts-makers expected.

Senate Bill 56 would make it a misdemeanor to possess small amounts of narcotics like heroin, oxycodone, cocaine and meth with no intent to sell – crimes that are currently considered felonies.

The so-called “Frankenfish” resolution cleared the Senate Resources Committee on Friday, its last stop before a vote on the Senate floor.

Make Alaska Competitive Coalition says ACES’s progressivity should be lowered to prompt investment, production of unrecovered reserves.

The Parnell administration and two public employee unions have reached tentative agreement for a new three-year contract to begin in July.

Teenagers from across the state were in Juneau this week, pushing lawmakers to adopt legislation that promotes local food production and provides better food security for Alaskans. The Alaska Youth for Environmental Action also handed out the group’s annual “Legislators of the Year” awards Thursday at a barbecue across the street from the Capitol building.…

A major Southeast Alaska environmental organization has endorsed the latest Sealaska land-selection legislation. But a group of communities on or near Prince of Wales Island continues to strongly oppose the measure.

As Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected yesterday, Alaska’s bishops were in Juneau for the annual meeting of the Alaska Conference of Catholic Bishops.

A bill rewarding sea otter hunters was praised and panned at its first hearing on Wednesday.

Blinking lights and pink umbrellas will be on display Thursday night at the Goldtown Nickelodeon as students in the Juneau School District’s CARES program show off their work.

Juneau’s Twin Lakes are slowly receding and will remain dry through April to control the invasive weed milfoil.

Last night Mitch Seavey emerged as the winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It was his second win and the second time Aliy Zirkle came in second behind a Seavey.

Hoonah is a big step closer to generating power from a nearby waterway. But the project developer needs to change its rate structure to fully benefit the community.

An avalanche described as a powder cloud came down Mount Juneau Tuesday morning.

The Juneau school board has approved a new three-year contract with Superintendent Glen Gelbrich.

We will have a winner today. White Mountain is next, with Mitch Seavey carrying a narrowing lead in the Iditarod. Aliy Zirkle and Jeff King are cutting rest to try to keep up with Seavey along the coast to Nome.

Less than 5 percent of food consumed in Alaska is harvested in the state, according to a 2007 study by the United States Department of Agriculture.

It may be months before the Federal Communications Commission rules on GCI’s application to take over two small television stations in Southeast Alaska and one in Anchorage.

About 200 people attended the dedication of a warming shelter at Juneau’s Twin Lakes on Saturday. The 14 x 24 foot cabin was built to honor John Caouette, a Juneau resident who passed away in 2010.

JDHS girls over TMHS 61-54, TMHS boys over JDHS 56-52 in SE Tourny Friday