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Environmentalists urge US to plan 'phasedown' of Alaska's key oil pipeline amid climate concerns
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Environmental groups on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Department of Interior to review climate impacts related to the decades-old trans-Alaska pipeline system and develop a plan for a “managed phasedown” of the 800-mile (1,287-kilometer) pipeline, which is Alaska's...
Measure aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked choice voting system scores early, partial win in court
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Backers of a measure aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked choice voting system scored an early, partial win in court when a judge ruled that state elections officials did not violate the law or regulations when they let the sponsors correct errors in petition booklets that had...
Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law
DENVER (AP) — As a Colorado group gathers signatures to put a measure on the ballot installing ranked-choice voting in the state, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Thursday that would impose another hurdle for the new system if the measure is passed. If ranked voting makes the ballot...
Anchorage police won't release bodycam video of 3 shootings. It's creating a fight over transparency
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Only months after police officers in Alaska's largest city began wearing body cameras, a rash of shootings involving police — three in three weeks — has rattled residents and spurred calls for more transparency from law enforcement, who have not release any footage of...
Connecticut's Democratic governor creates working group to develop ranked-choice voting legislation
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's Democratic governor announced Thursday the formation of a new working group to explore options and come up with a legislative proposal allowing ranked-choice voting in certain elections in the state. Gov. Ned Lamont, who made a campaign promise...
A new agreement would limit cruise passengers in Alaska's capital. A critic says it falls short
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in Juneau starting in 2026, though a prominent critic of the cruise industry said Tuesday the planned limits do not do enough. ...
Father of Alaska woman killed in murder-for-hire plot dies during memorial ride marking her death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The father of an Alaska woman killed in a murder-for-hire scheme in 2019 died during a weekend memorial motorcycle ride commemorating the fifth anniversary of her death. Timothy Hoffman, 58, lost control of his motorcycle Sunday in an area west of Wasilla...
Malaysian climber who died near top of Alaska's Denali, North America's tallest peak, is identified
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — A Malaysian climber likely died of exposure and altitude-related illness earlier this week after sheltering for days in a snow cave with minimal survival gear near the top of Denali, North America's tallest mountain in Alaska, park officials said...
Schumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to “use every tool” at its disposal to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry. In a letter Thursday to...
Judge weighs arguments in case seeking to disqualify ranked choice repeal measure from Alaska ballot
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State election officials acted properly when they allowed sponsors of a measure aimed at repealing Alaska's ranked choice voting system to fix mistakes with dozens of petition booklets after they were already turned in, an attorney for the state said Tuesday. ...
