6/27/11 NEWSCAST - HUD awards Alaska tribes $64 million for affordable housing; AFN kicks off 5th Marketplace Competition; A Prince of Wales Island mine in study, planning; National study critical of test-based accountability education programs ANCHORAGE, AK (kbc) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $64 million to Alaska tribal organizations and villages for affordable housing. A mining company hopes to launch operations for copper, gold, zinc, and silver mine on Prince of Wales Island in 2015 - admitting that's an optimistic projection. AFN launches fifth competition for business and nonprofit ideas to boost rural economies. National study critical of No Child Left Behind Act test-based accountability programs. © Copyright 2012, kbc