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Kavanaugh resigns from Borough Assembly

Julie Kavanaugh (official KIB Assembly photo) Kodiak Borough Assembly member Julie Kavanaugh resigned her seat on the assembly this [TUESDAY] afternoon. In a brief letter addressed to Mayor Bill Roberts and the Assembly, Kavanaugh wrote that her reasons for resigning are due to QUOTE “new challenges” END QUOTE that require her attention. Kavanaugh was first elected to the Borough Assembly …

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Former Alaska Rep. and Kodiak mayor LeDoux and her aide face new charges of felony voter fraud

June 10, 2021 by Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, wraps up debate on House Bill 126 relating to a code of military justice, Feb. 3, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/KTOO) Former Anchorage GOP Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux faces four new felony counts of voter misconduct, state prosecutors announced Thursday. LeDoux’s former legislative aide, Lisa Simpson, also faces two new …

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Canada might loosen border in early July; no word yet on ending recreational travel ban

June 10, 2021 by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media Canada’s federal government is considering how to begin loosening its COVID-19 border restrictions, but it seems likely that the ban on letting Americans cross for nonessential travel will continue past June 21, when the current rules expire. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke this week of taking a phased approach. Phase one doesn’t much …

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Coast Guard says free dockside exams could help Bristol Bay fishers avoid tickets

By MACKENZIE MANCUSO — KDLG The exams are meant to address safety issues that may be present before the season gets underway.  A boat in Dillingham Harbor on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.CREDIT BRIAN VENUA/KDLG The Coast Guard has begun its dockside exams for fishing vessels in Bristol Bay this season. The exams are meant to address safety issues that may be …

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New genetically modified salmon is on the menu. Here’s what that means for Alaskans.

A genetically modified salmon dwarfs a non-modified salmon of the same age in an undated handout photo distributed in 2010. (AquaBounty Technologies) A Massachusetts company is sending genetically modified salmon to dinner tables in the U.S. for the first time. AquaBounty Technologies said it’s shipping five tons of bioengineered salmon to distributors this month. It’s marketed as a sustainable alternative …

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On Dillingham trip, Murkowski gathers ideas on permanent protections for Bristol Bay

By ISABELLE ROSS — KDLG Murkowski said the best way to ensure long-term protections is for Congress to pass a law. Earlier this year, regional and statewide groups opposed to Pebble put forward several options for protecting the area. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Dillingham last week. She said the primary reason for her visit was to gather ideas for permanent protections …

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GCI Launches Marine Survey in Hopes of Bringing Fiber Service To Unalaska from Kodiak by Late Next Year

By MAGGIE NELSON • KUCB GCI is partnering with a Matanuska Valley-based geophysical and geotechnical surveying company, Benthic Geoscience Inc., to chart the subsea floor along the fiber’s proposed route from Kodiak to the Aleutians.CREDIT COURTESY OF GCI Unalaskans could see a significant boost in internet service by late 2022, if GCI completes work to lay fiber cable as planned. The telecommunications company …

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Would you elect this crab? Alaska pits fin against claw to practice ranked-choice voting

Red king crab (NOAA) June 4, 2021 by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media Last we checked, king crab was narrowly ahead of three other Alaska seafoods in the Division of Elections’ mock primary. King crab, of course, will never hold elected office. But for now at least, it’s got a lead for the title of “Best Seafood in Alaska” in an online election …

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Halibut charter regulations change again, but bookings up this summer

Brian Mattson, with the 396 pound halibut caught near Petersburg. (photo/Abbey Collins) By SABINE POUX – Kenai Regulations for halibut charters are looser this summer for the second year in a row. The bodies regulating halibut fishing in Alaska relaxed restrictions on the fleet to again make fishing more appealing to Alaska anglers amid the pandemic. That was before reservations started …

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