Partial Waiver of No Child Left Behind Granted to Alaska
Alaska was granted a one year waiver from the federal government on increasing student proficiency standards through the No Child Left Behind Act.
Kenai Dip-netters Prohibited from Keeping King Salmon
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released an emergency order today prohibiting the retention of King Salmon in the Kenai River Personal Use Dip-Netting fishery coming up on Tuesday, July 10th.
EPA Says No to Extension of Comment Period
The public comment period on the Bristol Bay Watershed Draft Assessment won't be extended according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
General Mood Insists on Cease Fire in Syria before Monitors Allowed Back In
Amid news from Baghdad that al-Qaeda has infiltrated Syria and has been carrying out terrorist attacks including the attack on the Syrian television station last month, the United Nations monitoring mission's head says that a cease-fire must take place before monitors will be allowed back into that country.