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Senate votes to open conference committees
The Alaska Senate has voted unanimously to join a conference committee intended to create a compromise state budget…
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Alaskan Brewing drops two spots in national rankings as others surge
Alaskan Brewing Co. has lost two spots in the annual rankings of craft brewers by volume. According to…
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Feds refuse to allow state probe of Bill Allen
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has denied a request by the state of Alaska to investigate a man…
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Lawmakers prepare for fast action on eve of ’24-Hour Rule’
If it were a game show, it’d be the Lightning Round. On Tuesday, members of the Alaska House…
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Young talks Trump, drugs and gas taxes during visit
Alaska’s lone delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up a visit to Juneau on Tuesday, telling…
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Timber bill advances
A state timber bill envisioned as a helping hand for embattled Viking Lumber is advancing toward a final…
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House passes technical changes for nurses, barbers
The Alaska House of Representatives has passed a pair of bills that make technical changes to state law…
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Lawmakers stumble making changes to public pensions
A plan by the Alaska Senate Finance Committee to require local governments to pay more for public pensions…
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GCI turns on gigabit Internet in Juneau
Imagine Gold Creek. Compare it to the Taku River. On Saturday, GCI held a party at its store…
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House OKs foster care reform bill
Calling it a first step to larger reform, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 37-0 to approve House…
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Mining tax legislation follows path of oil tax
The Alaska House Resources Committee has approved a small increase in the state’s mining tax, sending the bill…
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Senate passes three bills in Friday action
In a Friday floor session, the Alaska Senate passed bills addressing contractor ethics, real estate brokers and a…
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On Alaska Supreme Court, a placid vacancy compared to federal furor
The Alaska Judicial Council has recommended four finalists for the vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court. The selection…
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Bill would let communities fund ferry service directly
Speaking to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott recalled a time when he was homesick.…
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Constitutional amendment advances, again
A proposed Alaska Constitutional amendment that failed to pass the 28th Alaska Legislature by accident is advancing toward…
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Senate votes to ban smoking in bars, restaurants statewide
The Alaska Senate has voted 15-5 to approve a bill banning smoking in most public buildings across Alaska.…
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Senate votes for special session away from Juneau
If the Alaska Legislature holds a special session this year, the Alaska Senate wants it to take place…
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Pols envision ‘bridge’ from state to local pensions
At the end of Tuesday afternoon’s Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage, was envisioning a bridge. Constructed…
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Trump and Cruz lose Alaska delegates as Rubio returns
Four weeks after Alaska’s Republican Presidential Preference Poll, Marco Rubio has returned to the race. In an unprecedented…
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Senate cost-cutters turn to retirement programs
Fiscal cost-cutters in the Alaska Senate have turned their attention on the state’s Public Employees Retirement and Teachers…