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You might imagine, this news gone off like a proverbial bomb in the building. I dont have access to Insider Information because i work here, i wish i did, but we have spent a considerable portion of today trying to report out details of this story, how it was handled, how big of a scandal this is, working on that since the news broke this morning. Well have our version of this story coming up along with stephanie gosk, aggressively reporting this story for nbc news, again with all the awkwardness that comes from the fact this is an nbc news story. Its weird to report on a story directly about an organization youre part of. But when these things come up, thats what you got to do. Weve got that story ahead. Our colleagues at cnn had to deal with their own iteration of this story today. Senior producer on jake tappers show was fired from cnn for quote behavior attributed to producer that does not align with standards and values ....
“That's just an initial sum,” said the Polks' attorney Steve Tervooren, adding that a judge will hear testimony from experts and the Polks on what the land is worth before determining a final amount. “And it's quite common that the final compensation is well in excess of that original deposit." ....
The Alaska Department of Transportation wants to pave a road that passes through a native allotment owned by the Polk brothers: Warren Polk, Earl Polk III, Vincent Polk, and Jason Blaine Polk. The DOT said that it made offers to purchase the land from the Polks at least seven times since 2005. Their most recent offer was $99,400 for 2.396 acres, which is the amount that the Polks would receive if the state took the land by eminent domain. Warren Polk, one of the landowners, said that the amount is too low to be a respectable offer. The DOT claims that it never received a formal counteroffer. ....