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ANWR drilling approved
As the final votes were tallied and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, enthusiastically banged his gavel,…
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Gov. Walker calls for more spending on jobs, public safety and oil company tax credits
Gov. Bill Walker on Friday unveiled his plan for a $10.6 billion state budget that includes spending from…
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Flume trail reopens
Flume Trail along Gold Creek has reopened after an October landslide, the City and Borough of Juneau’s Parks…
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Accused of sexual harassment, Rep. Westlake will resign from Legislature
Days after vowing to stay in office amid accusations of sexually harassing Capitol staffers, Rep. Dean Westlake says…
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Marijuana board orders Fairbanks manufacturer to close
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board has given the death penalty to one of Alaska’s largest manufacturers of edible…
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Proposal would add stair access to Mendenhall Wetlands
Southeast Alaska Land Trust is planning a way for Douglas Island residents to access the Mendenhall Wetlands more…
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‘Edibles’ scandal hits Alaska’s marijuana board
Alaska’s one-year-old recreational marijuana industry faces a major test Friday morning as members of the Alaska Marijuana Control…
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New revenue forecast shrinks Alaska’s budget deficit a bit
Gov. Bill Walker will release his budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts July 1, and when…
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Accused of sexual harassment, Rep. Dean Westlake refuses to resign
Rep. Dean Westlake will not resign. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the Democrat from the Northwest Arctic…
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DOT plans to resurface Douglas’ 3rd Street in 2019
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has announced plans for road work in the heart of…
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Alaska will not prosecute state senator who slapped a reporter
The state of Alaska will not prosecute Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, for slapping an Anchorage Daily News reporter…
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Investigator says state senator did not ‘upskirt’ staffer
An internal legislative investigation has concluded that Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, did not sexually harass a legislative staffer…
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Walker names members of climate change advisory panel
Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday morning announced the members of his climate change advisory board. The board, established…
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Alaska Permanent Fund fails ‘stress test’ 48 percent of the time
A new analysis presented to the trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund this week has determined that a…
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Young says Arctic drilling is priority from tax bill; Murkowski wants quality
Rep. Don Young is clear about what he wants from the Republican tax legislation being debated in Congress.…
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Rep. Don Young concerned by proposed sale of AEL&P to Canadian firm
Update: The full AEL&P response has now been published. Alaska’s lone delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives…
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Deputy Mayor Nankervis seeks to leap from city hall to Capitol
Deputy Mayor Jerry Nankervis doesn’t let much get in the way of his fall deer hunt. That includes…
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December ‘heat wave’ is warmest in 73 years for Juneau
A heat wave unprecedented in the past 73 years has toppled weather records across Alaska, particularly in Southeast…
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Cookies take the cake at governor’s open house
For Kristi Kraft, preparing for the governor’s annual holiday open house is no piece of cake. It’s a…
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Alaska gas pipeline may face 2018 funding crunch
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation came back from China with a roadmap to build a trans-Alaska natural gas…