03/03/14

Today Dianne Blumer and Wanetta Ayers with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development presented the plans and effects of oil and gas projects like the LNG project on Alaska’s workforce.

03/03/14

Senate Bill 148, a bill which excludes Homer’s Port and Harbor from the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area and was sponsored by Sen. Peter Micciche, passed the legislature last week.

03/03/14

The U.S. Geological Society reported Friday that after nearly 25 years since the Exxon Valdez oil spill effected various species off the coast of Alaska, the sea otter population have returned to pre-spill numbers.

03/03/14

A jury date has been set in October for the lawsuit that has been filed against the Seward Chamber of Commerce by the family of Michael LeMaitre.

03/03/14

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska is reviewing Enstar’s proposed tax changes which includes having large customers notify Enstar one year prior to leaving for another gas provider.

02/28/14

Yesterday the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 123 which would allow municipalities to ban cell phone usage in school zones.

02/28/14

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce opened their doors in 1954 and will be celebrating their 60th anniversary throughout this year.

02/28/14

Today legislation discussed House Bill 360 in the State House, which is a bill that calls for work places across Alaska to be smoke free.

02/27/14

Soldotna City Manager Mark Dixson told us the City will finalize it’s purchase of a property adjacent to Soldotna Creek Park this week since the soils analysis and environmental testing are complete.

02/27/14

Last weekend marked the 10th Annual Way Out Women’s Snowmachine Ride which raised over $72,000 for cancer patients living on the Kenai Peninsula.