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Alaska Legislature adjourns with eye toward special session
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (1281+ words) JUNEAU " The regular legislative session of the Alaska Legislature ended Wednesday night, with lawmakers already looking ahead to a special session focused on advancing a long-sought natural gas pipeline. The Senate adjourned sine die at 8 p. m. The House followed suit at…...
Opinion: Alaska LNG is not a sustainable energy source
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (246+ words) This week, hundreds of people will be gathering in Anchorage to attend Gov. Mike Dunleavy's Sustainable Energy Conference, which largely revolves around expressing enthusiastic support for extractive industries. At last year's conference, someone gave out "I " Fossil Fuel" pins. After…...
Crews battling wildfire in South Anchorage
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (325+ words) A wildfire burning in South Anchorage on Tuesday afternoon is prompting a heavy response from municipal and state fire crews. The Anchorage Fire Department said online at about 12: 30 p. m. that it was working to extinguish a vegetation-fueled fire in the area…...
Officer involved in early-morning shooting in East Anchorage, police say
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (77+ words) Anchorage police say an officer was involved in a shooting early Tuesday morning in East Anchorage. The shooting occurred in the area of Reka Drive and Bragaw Street, according to an Anchorage Police Department alert. Bragaw is closed between Northern…...
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes public pension bill
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (510+ words) JUNEAU " Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday vetoed a bill that would have reinstated defined benefit pensions for Alaska's public employees for the first time since 2006. The measure was a top priority for leaders of the House and Senate. It passed…...
Hypothermia caused death of 19-year-old Kelly Hunt, Anchorage police say
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (484+ words) Kelly Hunt, the missing teen whose remains were found down a wooded embankment in Anchorage last month, died of hypothermia, police said Monday. The whereabouts of the 19-year-old had been unknown for months until she was found dead in the…...
Opinion: Alaska is running on empty
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (388+ words) Something has changed in the health of everyday Alaskans, and most people can feel it even if they cannot fully explain it. Not just tired after a long week or sore after physical work. I mean chronically drained, mentally overloaded,…...
House considers new Alaska LNG bill following negotiations with Dunleavy
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (944+ words) JUNEAU " Alaska House Majority Leader Chuck Kopp on Monday introduced a new version of legislation meant to advance the Alaska LNG megaproject, the result of a dayslong negotiation process involving Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The legislation was introduced directly on the…...
Editorial: Alaska LNG deserves support but not blind faith
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (599+ words) Alaskans should want the LNG pipeline project to succeed. That needs to be said plainly as the debate over Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proposed tax break for the project drifts into familiar territory in which every question becomes either proof of…...
Skulduggery and hoodwinking: Lawmakers race to advance Alaska LNG bill before session concludes
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1549+ words) JUNEAU " With five days remaining until the legislative session must conclude, lawmakers are hard at work negotiating a bill meant to advance the development of the Alaska LNG megaproject. Legislators are seeking to draft a compromise that will withstand a…...