Robert Woolsey, KCAW, Author at KCAW

Murkowski: Ready to move beyond the ‘ugly’ politics of impeachment

In the wake of the divisive politics surrounding the president’s impeachment, Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she is ready to get back to work on behalf of the state. She spoke to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (2-19-20)

Warning system will use Sitka’s social network to alert residents to landslide danger

A three-year project to develop a landslide warning system in Sitka is entering its second year -- and moving from a hardware phase to something a bit softer: Social networking. This week a group of researchers is in the community to learn more about how Sitkans inform each other during emergencies.

Sitka fastracks plans for public/private marine service center

The City of Sitka is looking for someone to build a marine haulout -- in a hurry. At a work session Thursday night (1-30-20), the Sitka assembly advised the administration to have bidding document ready by the end of February, in the hope of having a new haulout operating by the spring of 2021.

Interview: As legislators return to Juneau, Sen. Bert Stedman to refocus on Alaska’s structural problems

The second regular session of the 31st Alaska Legislature gaveled in on Tuesday (1-21-20), and although most of the faces are the same, the power dynamics may have shifted. Sitka Sen. Bert Stedman and other moderate Republicans may have more influence than last year.

Sitka Tribe, state exchange blows over ‘reasonable opportunity’ for subsistence harvest of herring eggs

The tribal lawsuit over herring in Sitka Sound boiled down to one question during oral arguments this week (1-28-20): Does the management of the commercial seine fishery still allow residents a “reasonable opportunity” to harvest enough spawn for subsistence?

Stedman fires back at administration’s claim that reduced ferry funding is ‘legislative policy’

Sen. Bert Stedman is unhappy with recent remarks by a state transportation official that the Legislature is to blame for the ongoing funding crisis in the Alaska Marine Highway System. Stedman on Thursday (1-16-20) fired off a news release with a short history lesson on how the ferries were nearly zeroed out last year.