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Sitka Rock Quarry Wants to Expand
A rock quarry in Sitka wants to nearly double its size. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports the Baranof Island Housing Authority is seeking permission to expand its quarry at the end of Indian River Road. The organization is seeking permission to...
Tags: Politics, Housing and Urban Planning
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Chanlyut Program Closing Mountain View Diner
Channel 2 NewsA vocational program for formerly homeless and incarcerated men recovering from substance abuse has closed a long-running East Anchorage diner operated by its members. In a Wednesday statement, the Cook Inlet Tribal Council announced that its Chanlyut...Tags: Conservation, Politics, Environmental Issues, Housing and Urban Planning, Agriculture
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Eagle River Man Cleared of Shooting Moose at Denali National Park
Channel 2 NewsThe National Park Service will not seek charges against an Eagle River man who shot and injured a cow moose near the Denali Visitors Center after the moose reportedly charged at him Thursday evening. Robert Sirvid, 26 of Eagle River, told park rangers...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Gun Control, Gardens and Parks, Wildlife
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Denali National Park Visitor Shoots Reportedly Charging Moose
Channel 2 NewsA family from Alaska was charged by a cow moose in Denali National Park and Preserve Thursday, leading one of its members to shoot it once in the head before park rangers euthanized the animal. Park spokesperson Kris Fister says the shooting happened...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, National Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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AHFC Seeks Comments on Smoke-Free Public Housing Units
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Housing Finance Corp. is seeking comments on a plan to ban smoking in more than 600 of its public housing units. Comments are being taken through June 15. The smoke-free policy, if enacted by AHFC, would take effect Aug. 1. It would...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Housing and Urban Planning, Public Housing
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State Announces Plan to Assess Oil & Gas at Refuge
Channel 2 NewsAlaska is proposing a plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The plan was announced Monday by Gov. Sean Parnell and Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan. According to the announcement,...Tags: Sean Parnell, Politics, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Interior Department Releases Draft Rules on 'Fracking'
Channel 2 NewsInterior Secretary Sally Jewell announced new draft rules governing hydraulic fracturing during oil drilling on federal and Indian lands Thursday, calling them part of a pro-energy Obama administration policy. The new rules, establishing safety...Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Petroleum Industry, Radio, Politics, Entertainment
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City Rejects Petition to Repeal Assembly Labor Ordinance
Channel 2 NewsA petition asking voters to repeal Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan’s controversial rewrite of the city’s labor laws has been rejected by city officials, who say it won’t appear on the municipal ballot because it was improperly worded and...Tags: Labor Disputes, Government, Housing and Urban Planning, Career and Workplace, Elections
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Legislature Passes Bill Against Gun Control
Channel 2 NewsA bill that says personal firearms possessed in Alaska aren't subject to federal law or regulation, including registration, has passed the legislature. The House agreed Thursday to changes the Senate made to HB69. There were constitutional concerns...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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State Senate Passes Amended House Bill Targeting Federal Gun Laws
Channel 2 NewsThe state Senate has passed a dramatically modified House bill meant to protect Alaskans’ Second Amendment rights, allowing the state to defend citizens accused of violating future federal gun laws -- as well as state law enforcement officers...Tags: Politics, Sean Parnell, Gun Control, Firearms, Johnny Ellis
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New UAA Study Shows an Increase of Assaults on Alaska Officers
Channel 2 NewsThe use of deadly force can be a controversial topic. While alternatives to guns are available, Alaska officers are seeing a rise in assaults committed against them when perpetrators use guns or other weapons. Research compiled by the Justice Center...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Shootings, Law Enforcement, Laws
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ConocoPhillips Delays 2014 Arctic Marine Drilling
ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast. In a press release, the company announced that it will put its Chukchi Sea drilling plans on hold "because of...
Tags: Sean Parnell, Conservation, Politics, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues
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