(Juneau) – The Alaska House yesterday passed a bill making allowances for the use of gravel aggregate containing naturally-occurring asbestos, which is a boon to communities in Northwest Alaska who've been bypassed for capital projects over the past decade due to no easy or affordable access to fill.
(Juneau) – Patients requiring increasingly-expensive specialized prescription drugs won protection from quick changes to their insurance coverage thanks to a bill by Rep. Wes Keller that passed the Alaska House yesterday.
After drifting the North Pacific for over a year, the Ryou-Un Maru met its end yesterday off the coast of Southeast Alaska.
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2012 – The Defense Department is closely monitoring the prospect of a long-range rocket launch this month by North Korea, a senior Pentagon official told reporters today.