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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: Housing and Urban Planning, Public Housing, Social Issues, Politics
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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: Politics, Energy Resources, Sean Parnell, Petroleum Industry
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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: Radio, NPR, Entertainment, Land Resources, Energy Resources
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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: Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Labor Disputes, Laws, 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: Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Gun Control, Johnny Ellis, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, 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: Environmental Issues, Greenpeace, Energy Resources, Politics, Don Young
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Assault Suspect Arrested after Meadow Lakes Standoff
Channel 2 NewsA new Alaska State Troopers tactical vehicle in the Mat-Su Valley saw its first use Friday, assisting in the peaceful end of a standoff at a Meadow Lakes home near Wasilla with neither injuries nor damage reported during the incident. An AST dispatch on...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Bill Would Close Loopholes in Visa Process
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage lawmaker is trying to close a loophole in the identification process for people living and working in Alaska on a Visa. "Right now, somebody with a Visa, Visa means visit, can waltz into the DMV and if their Visa expires in two weeks and...Tags: Politics, Personal Data Collection
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Interior Department To Take Second Look At King Cove Access Road
Channel 2 NewsThe Interior Department will take a second look at a proposed land exchange between the community of King Cove and the state of Alaska. The announcement Thursday morning came from Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office, and in a press release, stated...Tags: Wildlife, Politics, Ken Salazar, Sally Jewell, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Senate Scheduled to Take Up House Speaker's Gun Bill
Channel 2 NewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee is slated Wednesday to continue discussions on a gun control bill after striking one of its most controversial parts. HB69, by House Speaker Mike Chenault, would make any future federal laws that ban assault weapons or...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Justice System, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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