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Anchorage, AK – The Sen. Finance Committee has come up with an oil tax plan that combines elements of Gov. Sean Parnell's tax plan and a re-write. Committee members are hearing testimony on the proposal this week.
Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell has announced a $200,000 multi-year research project on Arctic martime shipping to be conducted at University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Lawson Brigham.
NOAA's Office of Coast Survey has announced plans to generate new nautical charts for Arctic waters off Alaska to help increasing numbers of cruise ship and oil and gas development-related vessel traffic.
Mushers Mitch Seavey, Aily Zirkle, Jeff King, Dallas Seavey, and Ray Redington, Jr. took the top five slots in this year's Iditarod, followed by Nicolas Petit in sixth. Close on their heels are rookie Joar Ulsom of Norway, Sonny Lindner, DeeDee Jonrower, and Aaron Burmeister.