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Federal officials said the missed deadline makes future work on the project unlikely. Feb 25th, 2021 iStock ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native corporation that was hoping to receive a federal permit to look for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge did not complete aerial surveys for polar bears on time, officials said. The U.S. Interior Department said the missed deadline makes future work on the project unlikely, the Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. Katkovik Inupiat Corp....

Incomplete polar bear survey halts Alaska oil search bid | 2021/02/24

Representatives from the private entity that operates the state-owned Ketchikan Shipyard gave a presentation to the Ketchikan City Council on the organizations’ accomplishments in 2020 as well as the outlook

Print The pure, utter wildness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will overwhelm you. When I was there one June, I watched thousands of caribou migrating purposefully to their birthing grounds on the refuge’s coastal plain. The Porcupine caribou herd had once again traversed 400 miles to reach this incomparable place — remote, pristine, rich with resources for the mothers and their calves. On Jan. 20, President Biden signed an executive order that placed a temporary moratorium on all ac...

JUNEAU (AP) — An Alaska Department of Law investigation found there were no violations of state law or regulations in a contract awarded to the grandson of a major donor to an effort to elect the governor in 2018. The law department outlined its conclusions in a Jan. 29 memo about the sole-source contract awarded to Clark Penney, grandson of developer Bob Penney, the Anchorage Daily News reported  Wednesday. Bob Penney gave more than $350,000 to a political group supporting the election...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Department of Law investigation has found there were no violations of state law or regulations in a contract awarded to the grandson of a major donor to an effort to elect Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy in 2018.

No violations found in contract to Dunleavy donor’s grandson by The Associated Press Last Updated Feb 19, 2021 at 9:44 am EDT JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska Department of Law investigation found there were no violations of state law or regulations in a contract awarded to the grandson of a major donor to the governor’s 2018 election campaign. The law department outlined its conclusions in a Jan. 29 memo about the sole-source contract awarded to Clark Penney, grandson of developer Bob Penney, ...

Print article JUNEAU — An Alaska Department of Law investigation found “no violations of state law or regulations” after a state-owned corporation awarded a sole-source contract to the grandson of a major contributor to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s 2018 election campaign. The department’s conclusions were outlined in a Jan. 29 memo from Attorney General-designee Treg Taylor to Dunleavy’s chief of staff, Ben Stevens. The memo reviewed the contract with Clark Penney, grandson of developer B...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Contract proposals for Western Alaska Village-based Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews will be sought for the 2021 fire season by about March 26, 2021, according to a pre-solicitation notice published last week by the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS).  Multiple contractors may be selected to base crews […]

Tue, 02/16/2021 - 1:23pm The leaders of Alaska’s development bank have a deal to finance remaining preconstruction work for the Ambler mining district access road with the company leading exploration in the region. The 50-50 cost-share agreement approved Feb. 10 by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority board of directors and signed with Ambler Metals, a joint venture of Trilogy Metals, authorizes up to $70 million of spending on the Ambler road until state officials decide wh...