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GeoPetro planning Point MacKenzie well
San Francisco independent plans to look for natural gas later this year around Point MacKenzie in the upper Cook Inlet.
Bodies of missing hunters found
Two hunters who vanished while on a canoe trip along the Susitna River this weekend were found dead in Cook Inlet on Tuesday afternoon, said the Alaska State Troopers.
ANGDA renews open season statute debate
Provisions from 2000 law could complicate a future open season for in state use of natural gas, debates go back to summer 2004 Dusting off a debate left unresolved with the demise of natural gas pipeline ...
City, group seek public transit funds
Rising fuel costs are prompting recommendations from the Alaska Mobility Coalition for state funding for public transit services.
State to expand prison in Seward
The state has reached a key milestone in its prison expansion plans, announcing today an agreement with the city of Seward to expand its maximum-security prison there by 144 beds.
Point Mackenzie Inmate Suicide
Submitted by Joe Campbell on Mon, 06/16/2008 - 08:16. Alaska State Troopers say an inmate killed himself at the point Mackenzie correctional farm over the weekend.
Liabilities blur Knik bridge agency's cost estimates
State had sought information, which was made public Tuesday. Published: June 10th, 2008 11:44 PM Last Modified: June 10th, 2008 11:55 PM With the state asking pointed questions about cost projections for a Knik ...
Proposed Knik Arm bridge sparks questions
After five years and $41.5 million spent on planning, one of Southcentral Alaska's most ambitious development dreams, the Knik Arm Bridge, is at a crossroads.
Mat-Su real estate market slows
Robert Friesen drills water wells for a living, with a side business building commercial buildings for rent.
Mat-Su borough hires consulting company for prison project
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is preparing to fork over some big money this year getting ready for construction of a new state prison at Point MacKenzie.
Three firms will compete on bid for correctional center
Three firms are now competing for a design-build contract for the Point MacKenzie Correctional Center, a 1,536-bed medium security facility with a price tag that could stretch to $260 million.
Governor's fiscal 2009 budget vetoes evoke criticism, praise
Gov. Sarah Palin vetoed $265 million from the fiscal year 2009 state capital budget and $2.6 million from the operating budget May 23, the final day on which she could act to trim spending through vetoes.
For a guy who's currently propping up the state's tiny dairy business, Kyle Beus is deceptively at ease.
The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Veto pen slices Valley projects
The Mat-Su Borough fared much better this year in the state's capital budget, Assistant Borough Manager Marian Romano said this week, calling Gov.
Palin spares most of Valley projects
Officials in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are breathing a sigh of relief this week after reviewing Gov.
Matanuska Maid items up for sale
AUCTIONS: Gear from plants and a dairy farm will go on the block. Published: May 21st, 2008 11:31 AM Last Modified: May 21st, 2008 11:33 AM WASILLA -- A bit of Alaska history goes on the auction block today and ...
Design competition narrowed to three for new state prison
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Alaska Department of Corrections have selected three companies to compete for a design-build contract for the new state prison.
Carpenter Eric Wolford, 30, for nine years has commuted to work at Anchorage job sites.
Proposed Mat-Su prison attracting contractors' interest
Published: April 27th, 2008 12:50 AM Last Modified: April 27th, 2008 01:18 AM A $250 million plan to build a medium-security prison near Point MacKenzie in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough is attracting ... via Anchorage Daily News
Union censures state corrections commissioner
Published: April 22nd, 2008 02:21 PM Last Modified: April 22nd, 2008 02:23 PM State corrections officers this afternoon publicly censured their boss, Corrections Commissioner Joe Schmidt, with a vote of "no ... via Anchorage Daily News