The federal government tosses proposal that would have allowed brown bear baiting and imposes limits on hunting and trapping in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, a move celebrated by environmentalists; the Alaska Marine Highway System announces summer ferry schedule, with significant changes and loss in service; and the state is turning to an obscure accounting quirk to turn old federal funds into new ones for ferries.
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