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Kulluk hearing under way

A U.S. Coast Guard panel completed the first two days of hearings May 22 of the agency’s inquiry into the grounding of the Shell drillship Kulluk last Dec. 31.
ADFG, Mat-Su officials begin work on fisheries research

ADFG, Mat-Su officials begin work on fisheries research

WASILLA — Cook Inlet salmon research and management was at the heart of a May 15 meeting in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Parnell spares budget vetoes, signs SB21

Parnell spares budget vetoes, signs SB21

Gov. Sean Parnell left the Legislature’s budget largely intact when he signed off on $6.8 billion in general fund spending for the 2014 fiscal year.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Imagine...Obama as a Republican

Remember the 1996 movie, “A Time to Kill”?

FISH FACTOR: Shipping ‘iceless’ salmon; Bristol Bay dollars go national

National Maritime Day May 22 marked another maritime benchmark.

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Archive » Oil & Gas

Kulluk hearing under way

A U.S. Coast Guard panel completed the first two days of hearings May 22 of the agency’s inquiry into the grounding of the Shell drillship Kulluk last Dec. 31.

Parnell offers $50M in state funds for ANWR seismic work

The State of Alaska could put up $50 million to share costs of seismic exploration and exploration planning for a new oil and gas resource assessment in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gov Sean Parnell has proposed.

Archive » Fisheries

ADFG, Mat-Su officials begin work on fisheries research

WASILLA — Cook Inlet salmon research and management was at the heart of a May 15 meeting in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

FISH FACTOR: Shipping ‘iceless’ salmon; Bristol Bay dollars go national

National Maritime Day May 22 marked another maritime benchmark.

Archive » Construction

Road work begins as snow finally recedes

As much as rousting bears are a rite of spring, so is the rousting of construction equipment.

Qualified mortgage rule still worries lenders after revisions

Despite federal agencies taking steps to tweak and adopt the qualified mortgage and ability-to-repay rules set to go into effect in January 2014, private industry officials are nervous about the impact they will have.

Archive » Transportation

Alaska ferry system considers raising rates

The Alaska Marine Highway System is considering raising its rates for traveling aboard the state's ferries in order to deal with a pared down operating budget approved by lawmakers this spring.

Service vital, but aging ships, costs challenge ferry system

ABOARD THE M/V MALASPINA — The challenge facing Capt. John Falvey is this: combine an aging infrastructure with new technology and tightening budgets to provide an essential service — the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Archive » Movers & Shakers

Archive » Tech & Telecom

Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable

CHICAGO (AP) — When Michael Gore stands, it’s a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room with help from a lightweight wearable robot.

Wind farms gets pass on eagle deaths

CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — The Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles and other protected bird species, shielding the industry from liability and helping keep the scope of the deaths secret, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Archive » Politics

Parnell spares budget vetoes, signs SB21

Gov. Sean Parnell left the Legislature’s budget largely intact when he signed off on $6.8 billion in general fund spending for the 2014 fiscal year.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Imagine...Obama as a Republican

Remember the 1996 movie, “A Time to Kill”?

Archive » Money

Stock indexes flip between gains and losses

Stock indexes fluctuated in midday trading Tuesday as investors tried to predict the Fed's next move.

Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods — from cars to televisions — are going on sale.

Archive » People

Education Dept. gives Alaska, two more states NCLB waivers

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.

COMMENTARY: Legislature must protect Alaska’s most valuable resource

On the door of a kindergarten classroom in Juneau, I saw a sign that read “Graduating Class of 2025.” What will 2025 be like? I don’t know. But as a school board member, I consider it a sacred public trust to prepare our kids for it.

Archive » Health

Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.

Is Walmart serious about transforming health care?

“Why is Walmart speaking at a health care summit?” the company’s vice president for health and wellness, Marcus Osborne, rhetorically offered up at a conference back in January.

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