A crab fishing program started in 2005 -- ostensibly to stop overfishing and ensure fishermen's safety -- has given fishing rights to corporations, put individual fishermen out of work, and risked the marine ecosystem.
Dawn Fisher, the 33-year-old woman who gave birth to a 14-year-old boy's baby, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in community control -- with no jail time. Even Judge James Bates admitted there's a double standard when men and women commit the same crime.
Anchorage's mayor and Alaska's governor signed a deal Thursday that says their two governments will jointly work to build $1.2 billion worth of Anchorage roads over the next 10 years.
This week's topic is a no-brainer, courtesy of the Associated Press. Brooke knows how to wrap her legs around a pole. She knows how to peel evening gowns off her body while swaying to pulsating beats. And, she can do acrobatic moves while straddling a fully clothed customer.
Although they were substantial, the pay raises approved for executives of the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority are nowhere near the top salaries paid to some state employees.
By Allen, Stewart D; Gough, Amy The Hawaii-based longline fishery, which lands the vast majority of the Hawaii commercial catch of pelagic fish, is a limited entry fishery capped at 164 permits. Of the 120 active vessels, roughly 1/ 3 are owned by Vietnamese-Americans.
The lists of ex-legislators registered to lobby accompanying this report focus on those registered in 2005. Center researchers attempted to identify as many legislators-turned-lobbyists as were registered in each state despite the wide variation among state laws defining what practices require registration.
IBM Corp. has given about 100 employees in Austin 30 days to find new jobs within the company because their current positions are being eliminated. The employees work in the company's hardware and server development group, which employs about one-third of IBM's 6,200 workers in Austin.
Democratic candidate for governor Tony Knowles on Monday put a natural gas pipeline at the center of a plan to improve education, ensure jobs and keep the state’s economy strong.
