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Published on 07:27 GMT
Problems mount for Alaska’s salmon sector
Processors are going out of business, fishermen are scrambling to upgrade their onboard freezing equipment to meet higher standards, and politicians are at loggerheads regarding a proposed aid package. This is the current situation of the salmon industry …
Source: SeafoodSource - Neutral -
Published on 03:02 GMT
State of Alaska requests pause in homeschool ruling blocking public funds at private schools
Republican Reps. Dan Saddler, Cathy Tilton, Jamie Allard and Justin Ruffridge answer questions from the media about homeschool programs in Juneau on April 16, 2024 after an Anchorage Superior Court judge struck down reimbursements to private and religious …
Source: Anchorage Daily News - Alaska - Neutral -
Published on 00:19 GMT
OPINION: 33 Alaska House members fail to grasp that grand juries are independent
Earlier this month, during a budget session in the Alaska House, Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla offered an important amendment to help grand juries exercise their broad constitutional powers under Article I, Section 8, of Alaska’s Constitution. His …
Source: Alaska Watchman - Right-wing -
Published on 04:55 GMT
BIA boarding schools’ devastating legacy continues to echo in Alaska
There was only one purpose for the boarding school system in Alaska. In fact, there was only one purpose for the Bureau of Indian Affairs educational program in America. It was all about white power. White supremacy. Assimilate the savage Natives by force. …
Source: News from the States - Left-wing -
Published on 02:55 GMT
House approves tougher route for environmental protections on Alaska rivers, lakes
A bill passed Thursday by the Alaska House of Representatives would affirm a tough hurdle for top-level environmental protections on rivers and lakes in the state. House Bill 95, passed on a 21-18 vote, would require that labeling a river or lake a “Tier …
Source: Alaska Beacon - Center-left -
Published on 01:47 GMT
KYUK receives 8 Alaska Press Club awards
KYUK received eight awards at the Alaska Press Club Conference Awards Ceremony in Anchorage on April 20 for journalism produced in 2023. The awards honor Alaska journalists working at newspapers, radio and television stations, and freelancing throughout …
Source: KYUK - Alaska - Public Broadcaster -
Published on 01:45 GMT
For This Alaska Town, Whaling Is a Way of Life
For many Alaska Native communities, subsistence hunting and fishing is a way of life. For the Apassingok family, it accounts for more than 80 percent of their food. If Daniel Apassingok and his sons, Chris and Chase, have a particularly fruitful day out on …
Source: Civil Eats - Center-left -
Published on 02:45 GMT
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, April 22, 2024
Inupiaq Spelling Bee winners, Aġnauraq Jaeleen Holder-Champion (Right) and runner-up, Uluġina Annabeth Huntington (Left). They attend the Kéet Gooshi Héet Elementary School in Sitka. (Courtesy Daniel Hofmann) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. …
Source: Alaska Public Media - Public Broadcaster -
Published on 01:24 GMT
Dan Sullivan: Biden helps Iran, hits Alaska
By SEN. DAN SULLIVAN Editor’s note: This opinion column first ran in the Wall Street Journal. We are living in one of the most dangerous times since World War II, as Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran attempt to undermine the free world. Yet rather than maximize …
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