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SE subsistence council faces packed agenda at Juneau meeting
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (992+ words) Regulations and policies governing hunting and fishing on federal lands will be on the table at the Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council meeting in Juneau next week. The council is one of 10 in Alaska that provide recommendations to the…...
Letter: DOT must terminate the Cascade Point Stage 1 contract
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (242+ words) Letter: DOT must terminate the Cascade Point Stage 1 contract'Juneau Independent The sequence of decisions made in advancing this ridiculous project constitutes a breach of fiduciary duty by Southcoast Region Director Christopher Goins and Alaska Marine Highway System Director Craig Tornga....
War is a mere continuation of Trump lying to Americans
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (691+ words) But the idea those operations are necessary "to degrade and destroy Iran's capability for nuclear weapons" can only be true if Trump lied in June when he declared'that their "key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated." Murkowski…...
Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (965+ words) The head of the Alaska Division of Elections will not share legal advice that led to the state's decision to send an extended voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice. Director Carol Beecher told state senators Wednesday that she will…...
Russia providing Iran intel on US military targets, sources say
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (53+ words) Russia providing Iran intel on US military targets, sources say'Juneau Independent Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue,…...
US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (781+ words) News From The States House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress. The joint war with Israel that…...
More exemptions added to police mask ban bill before it passes out of first committee
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (405+ words) A bill by a Juneau legislator banning police officers from wearing masks or costumes intended to conceal their identity passed out of its first committee Thursday with changes giving law enforcement agencies a broader range of exemptions. There are also…...
Alaska Supreme Court considers limits of executive and legislative power, including on abortion
2+ day, 49+ min ago (916+ words) For years, politically conservative members of the Alaska Legislature have attempted to restrict state-paid abortion care via language in the annual state budget. That maneuver and similar actions could be ruled unconstitutional by the Alaska Supreme Court, which on Wednesday…...
Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1442+ words) Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. Measures…...
After historic education funding increase, some Alaska lawmakers aim to boost the BSA again
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (672+ words) Alaska lawmakers introduced new legislation in the House of Representatives that would raise the state's per student funding for schools. They say it is critical to help school districts struggling with rising costs and ballooning deficits." "We can't lose ground…...