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Top Southeast StoryChambers Supports Road Extension to MineThe state Chamber of Commerce is supporting a 13-mile extension of the road to the Kensington Mine. Juneau Chamber CEO Cathie Roemmich says the state already has funding in place to construct that portion of the Glacier Highway. But Ruben Yost, the Juneau Access Project Manager for State DOT, says that corridor is blocked right now by court litigation. Read more » More Southeast StoriesElection Results From Around the StateAlaska voters in Fairbanks and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough rejected sales taxes Tuesday while measures that could lead to increased availability of booze were winning in Bethel and Kotzebue. The Fairbanks 3 percent sales tax proposal was tied to a measure to reduce property taxes. The plan could have increased spending on roads, police and fire protection by $8 million. Former Mayor Steve Thompson, a supporter, said critics used scare tactics to defeat the measure. Read more » 
ABC's PFD Guess... $1378.51
Well it's that time of the year again, when Alaskans get a boost to their bank accounts. The permanent Fund Dividend amount will be announced this afternoon, by Governor Sean Parnell. Yesterday, I sat down and did some number crunching to estimate the amount of this year's check. Here is what I came up with. First of all, $875,000,000 has been transferred into the fund from the PFD Corporation, to be distributed out among check recipients; that we know. Of that money, we estimate that about $4,000,000 will be taken out for state fees, unclaimed checks from previous years, and so on. That leaves the fund with about $871,000,000 left to send out to the lucky Alaskans who will get a PFD check this year. Read more » Disney To Offer Alaska CruisesDisney Cruise Lines for the first time is offering cruises to Alaska. Disney says it will offer cruises during a four-month season of seven-night sailings aboard the Disney Wonder in 2011. The cruise ship will depart Vancouver, British Columbia, and visit popular ports in Southeast Alaska, such as Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway. Disney Cruise Line President Karl Holz says Disney guests have longed to explore the wild, natural beauty of Alaska. The Disney Wonder will be outfitted with a 2,500-square-foot cafe with floor-to-ceiling curved glass windows. Read more » Southeast Headlines
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