Monthly Archives: August 2011

By Libby Casey

The admission this month by a Senate staffer that he’s guilty of illegal fishing in Alaska is having greater ripples than one man’s future.  Arne Fuglvog was an aide to Senator Lisa Murkowski for five years.  He was a local Petersburg fisherman who made good, and was considered a top expert in the U-S Senate on fisheries policy.  Now some of the Alaskan issues he promoted are under extra scrutiny.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Nearly forty six percent of the state’s schools showed Adequate Yearly Progress in the national tests required by the No Child Left Behind standards. That leaves two hundred seventy five schools that did not meet all the measurements of the test. Many are familiar with being on the list – one school has not met the standard in eight years.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Reports Monday of recent travel expenditures by legislators indicate that this current year is on track right now to costing about the same as most previous years’ travel – with one exception. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The state Senate committee looking at the state’s energy future Wednesday got a reminder from the federal pipeline coordinator:   the state statute setting up a pipeline project from the North Slope to North American markets will not – by itself – bring about a gas line.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

TransCanada,  the state’s license-holder for a large-capacity natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to North American markets,  told a legislative committee this week that the state is partially responsible for the lack of potential gas shippers willing to sign contracts to use the project.   Continue reading →