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AROUND ALASKA: Bill Signing, Unique Cabin, and Bear Cam!
Alaska's governor was on hand at the Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks. Governor Mike Dunleavy shared photos of a bill signing he did at the fairgrounds in Fairbanks. He actually signed four bills into law, which he says will address and help improve health care, timber sales, military affairs, and motor vehicles.
NOAA selects Alaska projects for funding from its climate-resilience program
Federal officials have recommended that Alaska get $78.9 million for projects to make coastal communities better prepared to address climate change. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday it chose three Alaska projects to be among the 19 selected through the agency’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge program. In all, $575 million in nationwide funding […]
Cook Inlet Housing awarded $6M in federal grant to build affordable housing for Alaska Native families
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A top official from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is in Alaska this week to award funding to increase the number of homes available for low-income Alaska Native Families. Principal Deputy Assistant Richard Monocchio made the announcement Monday at the Alaska Native Heritage...
Alaska Supreme Court positioned to be majority-women for first time
Seven attorneys have thrown their name in the ring for a judicial position in Alaska’s Supreme Court. All seven candidates are women, meaning that – if everything proceeds as expected – the court will be majority-women for the first time in state history. The seven applicants were announced last week by the Alaska Judicial Council, […]
As California clears homeless camps, Alaska leaders reflect on the possible impact to our unhoused residents
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom began ordering his state’s agencies to clear homeless encampments in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling giving governments greater power to move homeless people off the streets. With California being in the 9th Circuit, the same as Alaska, the decision...
Whitewater paddling and bluegrass music converge in Hope
Clad in drysuits and helmets, nearly 100 people riding on inflatable flamingos, unicorns, moose and more brave the rapids of the Sixmile Creek’s first canyon near Hope on Saturday. Folks cling to their pool floaties, but many are separated after passing over some of the strongest rapids in the state. The race is the third of the day and follows a whitewater kayak and packraft competition that concluded just minutes before.
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