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Bill would make permanent Alaska Native Heritage Month

Bill would make permanent Alaska Native Heritage Month

One Native leader called it “progressive.”

Bill would make permanent Alaska Native Heritage Month
Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough asks to keep oil and gas property tax funds

The borough receives nearly $15 million in revenues from oil and gas properties

Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Kasilof man pronounced dead at Soldotna gas station

Kasilof man pronounced dead at Soldotna gas station

Levi Morris, 32, of Kasilof, was reportedly found by his coworkers on the property

Kasilof man pronounced dead at Soldotna gas station
Kenai librarian Bethany McMilin demonstrates how to use Lynda.com, an online learning resource available for free through the public library system, at the Kenai Community Library on Wednesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Local libraries highlight free online resources

Local libraries are part of a cooperative effort to expand online learning resources for Alaskans

Kenai librarian Bethany McMilin demonstrates how to use Lynda.com, an online learning resource available for free through the public library system, at the Kenai Community Library on Wednesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Seward to vote on employee relations measure March 19

Seward to vote on employee relations measure March 19

PERA would dictate union relation policy in the city

Seward to vote on employee relations measure March 19
Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander facilitates a discussion about the city’s budget with residents through an interactive poll, at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen

Kenai citizens weigh in on budget cuts, tax hikes

Participants were asked to rank priorities for cuts to public services

Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander facilitates a discussion about the city’s budget with residents through an interactive poll, at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen
District 31 Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, waits for results to come in at an election night party at Land’s End Resort on Nov. 6, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Vance apologizes for video bashing high school students

Following uproar over a video that some Homer High School students called condescending, Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, removed a Facebook live video she made last… Continue reading

District 31 Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, waits for results to come in at an election night party at Land’s End Resort on Nov. 6, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, right, reacts as Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tompkins, D-Sitka, mentions a bill to move legislative meetings to Anchorage as they speak at the Native Issues Forum with Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, left, and Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kiehl: ‘We’re pulling so hard to keep from going backwards’ on senior housing shortage

‘We’re finding ourselves a little short on time and resources to try and move forward.’

Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, right, reacts as Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tompkins, D-Sitka, mentions a bill to move legislative meetings to Anchorage as they speak at the Native Issues Forum with Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, left, and Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Peter Kaiser (9) checks in at the finish line, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It’s the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Alaskan Native Pete Kaiser wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Kaiser, who is Yupik, is from the southwest Alaska community of Bethel

  • Mar 13, 2019
  • By MARK THEISSEN Associated Press
Peter Kaiser (9) checks in at the finish line, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It’s the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
People pack the room to give public testimony on the Alaska Marine Highway System in the House Transportation and Public Facilities committee on March, 12, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
People pack the room to give public testimony on the Alaska Marine Highway System in the House Transportation and Public Facilities committee on March, 12, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
A rendering of the proposed Soldotna Regional Sports Complex field house. Voters rejected a proposition to take out a $10 million bond to pay for the project by a narrow margin Tuesday. (City of Soldotna)

Field house ordinance voted down

The election’s certification is currently on the agenda for Wednesday’s Soldotna City Council meeting.

A rendering of the proposed Soldotna Regional Sports Complex field house. Voters rejected a proposition to take out a $10 million bond to pay for the project by a narrow margin Tuesday. (City of Soldotna)
File photo
File photo
Lawmakers question repeal of anti-cruise pollution program
Lawmakers question repeal of anti-cruise pollution program
A sign supporting the Soldotna field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Field house proposition fails by narrow margin

The proposition was voted down by 18 votes

A sign supporting the Soldotna field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly members Kenn Carpenter and Brent Hibbert discuss Ordinance 2019-03 at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Meeting in Soldotna on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough postpones decision on land sale until April 2

The assembly postponed voting on an ordinance that would authorize the sale of several parcels of borough land at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s meeting… Continue reading

Assembly members Kenn Carpenter and Brent Hibbert discuss Ordinance 2019-03 at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Meeting in Soldotna on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Teachers and support staff from across the Kenai Peninsula fill the Betty J. Glick Borough Assembly Chambers during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Education Board meeting in Soldotna, Alaska on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Schools face drastic cuts

District would see increased class sizes, school closures if Dunleavy budget passes

Teachers and support staff from across the Kenai Peninsula fill the Betty J. Glick Borough Assembly Chambers during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Education Board meeting in Soldotna, Alaska on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
On day 56, the Alaska Legislature passes first resolution of session

On day 56, the Alaska Legislature passes first resolution of session

Congress accepting comments on environmental impacts on ANWR through Wednesday.

On day 56, the Alaska Legislature passes first resolution of session
‘I was not the problem. The law was the problem’: Former Anchorage judge urges passing of crime bill
‘I was not the problem. The law was the problem’: Former Anchorage judge urges passing of crime bill
In this file photo, Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, Co-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, raises his concerns about the proposed lack of funding for the Alaska Marine Highway System at the Capitol on Feb. 19. Major cuts to fuel for the ferries could effectively shut the transportation system down. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Senate Finance co-chairs announce multi-year ‘step-down’ approach to budget cuts

Budget would be cut incrementally to reduce shock.

In this file photo, Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, Co-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, raises his concerns about the proposed lack of funding for the Alaska Marine Highway System at the Capitol on Feb. 19. Major cuts to fuel for the ferries could effectively shut the transportation system down. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)
The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in this 2014 file photo.
The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in this 2014 file photo.