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Ballot Measure 4 Debated at Hearing in Kotzebue

By Jenn Ruckel | September 26, 2014

Ballot Measure 4 would require that after the permitting process for a large mine in the Bristol Bay region, the final step to authorization would be a vote from the legislature. Photo via Google Maps Engine.

The public hearing on Ballot Measure 4 in Kotzebue earlier this month yielded more questions than answers about how the “Bristol Bay Forever” initiative would be implemented, if it passes the vote in November.

Update News: Tuesday, April 23, 2013

By Margaret DeMaioribus | April 23, 2013

In Tuesday’s news: Wood boiler may be to blame for a fire that burned down a home in Dillingham last week; Fiscal analysis shows oil tax overhaul may cost state between $4.2 and 4.6 billion dollars through 2019; 2013 budget for Pebble Mine project is $80 million; Nome Common Council passes ordinance adopting Port of…