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Kansas leading the charge at state level for gun rights laws
Despite all the news media attention on the 3 ongoing Obama administration scandals there is a state /federal level battle that is playing out in Kansas between the Governor and the US Attorney General Eric Holder.
Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
Alaska has unveiled a plan to determine the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's oil and gas potential, as the state looks to reinvigorate the debate over whether to drill on the refuge's coastal plain.
NWT launches Valdez trial balloon for moving Canadian oil to Asia
Northwest Territories Industry Minister David Ramsay has reopened debate on an option for moving crude from the Alberta oil sands and Canadian Arctic to Asia by way of Valdez.
Chenault: Legislative session successful
House speaker discusses passage of governor's oil tax bill, in-state gas pipeline bill, says market will determine where gas goes House Speaker Mike Chenault's resource development priority is about to become a reality.
Alaska ferry system considers raising rates
The Alaska Marine Highway System is considering raising its rates for traveling aboard the state's ferries in order to deal with a pared down operating budget approved by lawmakers this spring.
Japanese group offers fast-track on LNG
A Japanese consortium working on an independent Alaska liquefied natural gas project has completed a feasibility study and given it to state officials.
BLM to tackle four high-risk abandoned wells this year
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a plan May 8 identifying 50 abandoned wells in the Alaska Arctic that it believes require clean-up by the agency.
Parnell meeting with banks, agencies in New York
Gov. Sean Parnell is in New York meeting with banks and rating agencies about Alaska's budget and economic outlook.
State, U.S. flags to be lowered on Wednesday
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has ordered state flags to be lowered to half-staff Wednesday, in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day and Law Enforcement Memorial Week.
New Saxman totem raised, Parnell adopted
Even for Southeast Alaska, this is a lot of rain. Teams of at least a dozen men at a time slog through downpour, grunting and groaning as they carry the nearly 1000-pound load the few hundred feet that may as well have been miles.
Group fights move to repeal oil-tax cut
An oil industry group wants Alaskans to think hard about whether to put their names on petitions seeking to put a measure on the 2014 ballot that would repeal the oil tax cuts passed this year by the state Legislature.
Parnell talks projects, schools in Ketchikan
Governor Sean Parnell was in Ketchikan Saturday, and came by the KRBD station for an interview.
N.W.T. touts 'made in the North' pipeline
The Northwest Territories is promoting the idea of a "made-in-the-North" oil pipeline as a means to get Canadian crude to international markets.
Historic house proposed as lodging for lt. gov
Mount Juneau is seen in the backdrop of the House of Wickersham State Historic Site on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Juneau, Alaska.
Historic house could lodge lieutenant governor
An historic house in downtown Juneau could one day serve as a home-away-from-home for Alaska's lieutenant governor.
"Did you hear the one about Bill Walker , Sean Parnell , Joe Miller , Mead Treadwell , marijuana and oil taxes all getting together on the same Primary Election ballot?" Charisse and post-Love Caucus sweetie John Thompson are engaged.
Kerttula pans passage of oil tax bill
Says not enough information available on effects of Senate Bill 21, calls it a giveaway, ranks it as worst deal state has ever made House Minority Leader Beth Kerttula wasted little time after the legislative session ended before she tore into Gov.
Alaska Passes Legislation to Support Energy Industry Projects
The 2013 Alaska Legislature passed three significant pieces of legislation and appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars for projects that will support the energy industry before it adjourned in April, with a Republican Governor and Republican-controlled Legislature aligned on the need for pro-industry oil and gas tax changes and further ... (more)
BLM releases plan to address abandoned wells
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a plan Wednesday identifying 50 abandoned wells in the Alaska arctic that it believes require clean-up by the agency.
Murkowski: Plan to have Alaska aid cleanup is dead
A proposal to have the state help pay to clean up abandoned federal well sites in the Alaska arctic is "dead on arrival," U.S. Sen.