6/26/12 News - Tribes and tribal organizations waiting to find out amount of back pay on federal contracts; Hearings on a coastal management ballot initiative scheduled for July;Percentage of Anchorage kids who are overweight or obese drops

By Joaqlin Estus

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Anchorage, AK – A Supreme Court ruling will mean back pay for tribes shorted on health, law enforcement, and land program contract support costs, but there's no telling when it will be decided upon. Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell gave a preview of upcoming hearings on a ballot initiative to re-establish the Alaska Coastal Management Program. For the first time in years, the percentage of overweight or obese children in the Anchorage School District has dropped.