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Sitka delays action on police probe
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Assembly voted 6-1 to wait until August to decide if a third party should investigate the police department.
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Ketchikan considers sale of fire station
Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) Ketchikan City Council considered an auction and also getting the help of a realtor as they dispose of Fire Station #1.
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Anchorage woman pleads guilty to killing fiance in fire
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage woman has pleaded guilty to killing her fiance in a 2012 arson fire.
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Tribes say state unwilling to consult on projects
Bethel, Alaska (AP) - Two Alaska Native tribes say the governor's administration will not consult directly with them on proposed projects.
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Finance committee moves school district budgets to CBJ Assembly
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau also held a public hearing regarding several budgetary issues, including an ordinance appropriating $377.16 million dollars in total expenditures, during a special meeting on Wednesday night.
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Native corporation settles lawsuit with whistleblower
Kodiak, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska Native corporation has settled a civil lawsuit filed by a former employee who says the corporation abused a federal program, according to court documents.
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Juneau Community Foundation awards $1.8 million to local nonprofits
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Community Foundation has awarded $1.8 million in grants to local nonprofit organizations following several months of coordinated effort to identify priority social service needs and review applications.
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Murkowski seeks comment extension on mine draft analysis
Washington DC (AP) - Alaska's senior U.S. senator has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend from 90 to 120 days the comment period on a draft environmental review of a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region.
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Hoffman gives impassioned address at Pillars of America Series
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - BMX champion and life coach Tony Hoffman spoke at the 27th annual Pillars of America Speaker Series before the Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club and other Rotary Clubs in the Capital City on Wednesday at Centennial Hall.
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Dunleavy not planning marijuana board repeal this session
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy does not plan to introduce legislation this session that would propose eliminating the board that regulates Alaska's legal marijuana industry.
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Legislature approves conflict of interest revisions
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Legislature has voted to change conflict of interest rules passed last year that members complained limited them from interacting with constituents and being involved with legislation.
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Docks and Harbors preparing for the start of cruise ship season
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Docks and Harbors Department is preparing for the start of Juneau's cruise ship season with the arrival of the first big ship of the season Sunday morning.
