State explores privatizing pioneer homes
The pioneer home system is older than the state of Alaska. The first home, in Sitka, was...
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Can YOU balance the state budget?
Governor Bill Walker will unveil his FY17 budget tomorrow (12-09-15). And the backdrop isn’t pretty. To simulate the $3.1 billion gap between revenue and spending, state budget director Pat Pitney brought her talking points - and a wooden scale - to Sitka on Thursday (12-03-15).
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State budget director outlines Alaska’s financial standing
Pat Pitney, Alaska's state budget director, talks about how the declining price of oil is affecting the state budget.
Downloadable audio.
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City acts to avoid 80% power outage
The Sitka Electric Department is concerned about more power failures, due to aging transformers at the Marine Street substation. The Sitka Assembly also voted this week to give regulatory power to the citizen-led Marijuana Advisory Committee.
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