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A month after grounding, troubled Shell drill rig sits, waits in Alaska bay

Wed, 2013-01-30 20:45
A month after grounding, troubled Shell drill rig sits, waits in Alaska bay Since Shell's Kulluk drill rig found itself run aground in Alaska on New Year's Eve, it's made one big move to a sheltered bay on Kodiak Island. But when it can make the next move is still not clear.January 30, 2013

Scary crash shatters bones of former Iron Dog champ

Wed, 2013-01-30 20:15
Scary crash shatters bones of former Iron Dog champ What followed the crash at nearly 90 mph along Alaska's west coast was a struggle to survive that ended with former Iron Dog champion Tyler Huntington in surgery at the Alaska Native Medical Center.January 30, 2013

APOC Reduces Lobbying Fine for Coffey

Wed, 2013-01-30 20:05
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has approved a consent agreement worked out by its staff and former Anchorage Assembly member Dan Coffey.

APOC staff say former Anchorage Assembly member Dan Coffey failed to register as a lobbyist for the Municipality of Anchorage and then made illegal campaign contributions to legislative candidates outside his own district. The commission held a hearing Wednesday to discuss the consent agreement. Commission member Joan Mize explains what he did wrong.

“Mr. Coffey basically held himself out to be a lobbyist and did not register as a lobbyist. And the public has the right to know who’s influencing legislation and Mr. Coffey lobbied for the Municipality of Anchorage, for the Port of Anchorage Project and received actual funds for that project which he was lobbying for.”

Under the agreement, Coffey admits he violated the law and the staff recommends a reduction of the maximum possible fine from $36,500 to nearly $12,000. Coffey says he thought he didn’t have to be registered if he limited his hours of lobbying activities. Coffey’s job was to try to get the Legislature to pay for the cost over-runs at the Port of Anchorage. Coffey has 30 days to pay the fines or to appeal. Coffey and Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan were contacted for this story but did not return calls by deadline.

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How many polar bears to harvest in Canada's Hudson Bay?

Wed, 2013-01-30 19:11
How many polar bears to harvest in Canada's Hudson Bay? The number of polar bears in the region has been hotly debated, especially after a large harvest in 2011.January 30, 2013