Coeur Alaska Inc. has asked the U.S. Corps of Engineers to hurry and reissue its permit for the Kensington mine’s waste disposal, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants the Corps to slow down and take another look at an option Coeur abandoned last year.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell is asking Alaska lawmakers to expand the scope of the upcoming special session.

Fans of the Gold Town Nickelodeon will be relieved to hear that the theater’s new owner plans to remain true to the heart of the business.

Thursday, July 16

ART, EVENTS & PERFORMANCE

ANCHORAGE – The city of Bethel will provide better trained Yup’ik translators at voting polls and translations of voting materials under an agreement with the Native American Rights Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union, a city official said.

ANCHORAGE – A decorated Anchorage police officer has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women while he was on duty.

WASHINGTON – Wealthy Alaska Native corporations that benefit from no-bid federal contracts have used their special preference program far beyond its original purpose, said Sen. Claire McCaskill, whose Senate oversight subcommittee will examine today how some of those companies have used federal small-business guidelines to fuel their explosive growth.

ANCHORAGE – Something big and strange is floating through the Chukchi Sea off the Alaska coast.

The Alaska Legislature will meet in special session outside the capital to override Gov. Sarah Palin’s veto of energy stimulus money and to confirm her appointment of a new lieutenant governor, legislators said Wednesday.