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  • 2 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Casey Grove

    Many coastal Alaskans say that a half-century of the state's limited-entry system for commercial fishing has resulted in an economic crisis for residents of small, often predominantly Native communities. That's according to the Northern Journal, which also found most state lawmakers disinterested in the topic of changing how Alaska's commercial fishing permitting works.

  • 3 weeks ago | ktoo.org | Casey Grove

    The legislative session ended last month, but tension persists between the governor and state lawmakers. In late May, legislative leaders sent Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy a letter criticizing the Department of Revenue for, as the letter put it, obstructing the Legislature’s access to information on oil and gas taxes. Specifically, lawmakers have been trying to figure out if the state is getting the tax money it is owed.

  • 3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Casey Grove

    The legislative session ended last month, but tension persists between the governor and state lawmakers. In late May, legislative leaders sent Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy a letter criticizing the Department of Revenue for, as the letter put it, obstructing the Legislature's access to information on oil and gas taxes. Specifically, lawmakers have been trying to figure out if the state is getting the tax money it is owed.

  • 3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Casey Grove

    Air quality in Fairbanks, somewhat infamously, has at times been among the worst in the nation. But efforts to clear the air and lose that reputation are paying off. Levels of a specific air pollutant known as PM 2.5 are down by about half over the past decade, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. With particles no bigger than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, PM 2.5 is just right for embedding in people's lungs. It mainly comes from burning wood, an important heat source in Fairbanks.

  • 4 weeks ago | ktoo.org | Casey Grove

    Immigration officials detained an Anchorage man originally from Peru on Friday, according to his wife, who says she’s been left in the dark about what will happen to him next. Cristian Ibanez Velasquez, 32, had dropped his wife at work Friday morning and returned home when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers approached him in the couple’s driveway. He’s been in jail ever since, said his wife, Paola Jimenez, in an interview Thursday, nearly a week later.

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