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Cook Inletkeeper and other conservation groups argued that the environmental review that led to the lease sale was flawed. The ruling suspends the single lease acquired in the sale, by Hilcorp.
Care providers say the money is going to salaries to retain teachers and keep centers open.
High-profile Alaska Republicans were in Milwaukee for the convention, but Sen. Lisa Murkowski was notably absent.
Management of the Blood Bank of Alaska say they’ll take a “leap of faith” to build a donor testing lab, despite not knowing how they will secure funding.
The 50-page crime bill combines wide-ranging policy changes. The ACLU of Alaska has flagged what it described as “significant constitutional concerns.”
Alaska now has two vacancies on the federal bench, with disagreements between senators over who should fill those seats
The North Slope Borough also filed a lawsuit against the environmental protections.
Judge Josh Kindred was asked to resign after deliberately and repeatedly lying about sexual misconduct with a former clerk and two other attorneys, a scathing Judicial Council order said.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and businessman Nick Begich could both advance to the November ballot as they seek to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola.
Kindred, 46, resigned from a lifetime appointment on the federal bench without explanation on Wednesday.
A similar lawsuit was filed by the Dunleavy administration in March, seeking $700 billion for the EPA’s decision to halt the Pebble mine.
A decision is expected later this month in a case that could determine whether Alaskans get to vote on keeping the state’s new voting system.
In his veto memo, Gov. Dunleavy cited the same reason for nixing the five Long Trail projects as was used for almost all of his vetoes: “Preserve general funds for savings and fiscal stability.”
Many of the delegates say they’ll vote for Biden at the Democratic National Convention, but some are acknowledging his disastrous debate performance last week and the impacts of age.
Award amounts for the college scholarship will increase by almost 50%, which supporters say should help keep more Alaska high school graduates studying in the state.
Gov. Dunleavy vetoed the money because it is unclear whether it will be needed, his office said,
It’s likely 18 months to two years before the state starts selling carbon credits. Several unknowns remain.
State officials say they made no mistake, but the overpayment rate looks high because they disobeyed federal rules during the backlog crisis.
The governor cut over $230 million from the operating and capital budgets with his veto pen.
The court declined to rule on whether correspondence allotments could be used at private schools, sending the question back to a lower court.
Officials say Anchorage likely now has more latitude to clear any encampments that it deems problematic and unsafe, even without shelter beds to offer homeless campers.
The decision could affect any federal agency decision challenged in court, including those related to fisheries, resource development and the environment.
The federal government rejected a permit for the road to mineral prospects, and retained protections against drilling and mining on 28 million acres in Alaska.