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Alaska News October 29, 2017

By Patrick Moussignac: Empty chairs outnumber people at hearing on SB 91 fix
Instead of the required 24-hour notice on the hearings, lawmakers made the announcement the night before. That led to lots of empty seats and some complaints at the LIO, where Anchorage resident David Manzer wasn’t happy.

“If you have a hearing on a Saturday, please post the call-in number to the website,” Manzer urged legislators. “It says call in to get the number, yet when you call in of course that number is only manned during the workdays — Monday through Friday, 8 to 5.”
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Hertz: Alaska Native groups and leaders double down on criminal justice reform, citing over-incarceration
 
 
 
 
By Cameron Mackintosh: Iditarod artwork raises money for family of injured Anchorage firefighter
 
 
 
 
By Scott Burton, KTOO: New Perseverance play explores local love mystery
 
 
 
 

By Sean Maguire: Beer lovers come from across the U.S. to buy a rare Alaskan ale
 
 
 
 
By Scott Burton, KTOO: New Perseverance play explores local love mystery

Alaska News October 28, 2017

By Kyle Hopkins: Unconstitutional? Inmates seek to ban practice of ‘human chains’ in Alaska court rooms
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: Alaska SeaLife Center’s Beluga whale calf named “Tyonek”
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: APD arrests 3 people in “problem house” in South Anchorage
 
 
 
 
By CBS News: 95% of Alaska’s glaciers affected by climate change: NPS
 
 
 
 
“It will be more expensive.”
By Heather Hintze: Chugach Electric moves forward on community solar project
Customers interested in getting on a wait-list can email save_energy@chugachelectric.com.
 
 
 
 
By Patrick Moussignac: Anchorage School District loses millions
 
 
 
 

Contested Bristol Bay salmon ends up in Alaska landfill
Information from: KTOO-FM, http://www.ktoo.org
 
 
 
 

Alaska News October 27, 2017

By Leroy Polk: UPDATE: Fischer found guilty on all counts for murdering Alaska prosecutor
 
 
 
 

By Daniella Rivera: Chiropractor arraigned in child malnutrition death
 
 
 
 
By Sean Maguire: 3 people arrested for ramming a stolen car into police vehicles
 
 
 
 

By Leroy Polk: Ketchikan man shot, killed at Alaska logging camp in apparent homicide
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: SB 91 praised for re-entry funding
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Mushers call for investigation into Dallas Seavey drug tests
 
 
 
 
By John Tracy: Reality Check: What do Alaska LNG plan, Iran nuclear deal have in common
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Downing Bill: Story Time with Aunt Phil: Judge James Wickersham

Alaska News October 26, 2017

By Sidney Sullivan: Anchorage mother and her boyfriend charged in death of 2 year-old girl
 
 
 
 
By Leroy Polk: Adopted children testify against woman they say abused them for years
 
 
 
 
By Sidney Sullivan: Anchorage man charged for child pornography
 
 
 
 
By Photojournalist Shawn Wilson: VIDEO: Anchorage Halloween display vandalized
 
 
 
 
By Austin Baird: Lawmakers focus on revamping SB 91 as tax talks stall
 
 
 
 
By Cameron Mackintosh: Iditarod sponsors react to dog doping controversy
 
 
 
 
By Victoria Taylor: Collaborative effort granted $2M to expand services and housing for homeless

Alaska News October 25, 2017

High Wind Watch until 04:00PM Thursday
 
 
 
 
By Liz Raines: SB91 loophole: No jail time for sex abuse of a minor– if it’s first offense
 
 
 
 

By Lauren Maxwell: Anchorage Police discuss right way to report a crime
 
 
 
 

By Daniella Rivera: Homicide victim’s family hopes $5,000 reward will help police solve the case
 
 
 
 

By Sidney Sullivan: Woman charged for conspiracy to commit murder in 2015 death
 
 
 
 
By Associated Press: Juneau officials hope to open warming center for homeless
 
 
 
 
By Dan Carpenter: Anchorage Assembly gives the Port of Anchorage a new name
 
 
 
 
By Mike Ross: Radio show helps addicts find new beginning
New Beginnings airs on KOAN 95.1 FM/1080 AM and KZND 94.7 FM.

The program is a subsidiary of Bridges2Recovery, an Alaska based non-profit.

For information, visit the organization’s website.

 
 
 
 

By Kalinda Kindle: Ravn Alaska hosts Women in Aviation Day
 
 
Women in Aviation
 
 
 
 
UAA Expands Inupiaq lessons with new website

 
 
 
 
Rasmuson Foundation – By Alex Teplitzky: Creative Capital: Chilkat Artist Lily Hope on Working in Juneau
Lily Hope’s work is on view in the permanent collection at the Portland Art Museum. Check out her website to learn more about her work.

Alaskanomics’s Blog September Unemployment Rates

The Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development released the latest employment numbers last Friday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains unchanged in September and is 7.2 percent. Alaska’s not-seasonally adjusted rate grew three-tenths of a percent from August, which is typical as the season work around the state winds down for the year. The seasonal loss of fishing and tourism jobs accounted for much of the increase in unemployment.

September Unemployment Rates