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Slow flow, low flow is oil pipeline’s issue
The trans-Alaska Pipeline System is still 100 percent full. The speed of oil flow, not the amount of…
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Eleven candidates in GOP’s Alaska presidential poll
If Iowa and New Hampshire aren’t enough to shake out the Republican presidential field, Alaska will sit among…
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Report: Juneau suffers biggest drop in state employment
Juneau has lost more state jobs over the past two years than any other place in Alaska, the…
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Corrections union unhappy with new commissioner
The members of the Alaska Correctional Officers Association say they’re unhappy with the governor’s choice of Dean Williams…
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At Valley Library, budget comments based on history
In the main meeting room of the Mendenhall Valley Public Library, the ideas being shared sounded like a…
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Juneau finishes January with least snow since 1942
For the first time since 1942, the National Weather Service measured no sea-level snow in Juneau. According to…
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After four months, progress on removing sunken tugboat
Four months after the 96-foot tugboat Challenger sank in Gastineau Channel, detailed efforts to remove the hulk are…
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House, Senate Democrats promote equal pay ideal
Friday marked the seventh anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and at a press conference marking…
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Healthcare market on last life
And then there was one. The Alaska Division of Insurance announced Thursday that Portland-based Moda Health will no…
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Sitka, Petersburg seek to get closer to marijuana
Two Southeast communities want more access to marijuana — if the state will allow. Sitka and Petersburg have…
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Governor names new corrections commissioner
Gov. Bill Walker has named Dean Williams the new head of the state’s prison system. Williams was announced…
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In House committee, a shield for those who help overdose victims
“Oftentimes, we say certain bills or resolutions aren’t life or death, but in this case, it is life…
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Senate votes to remove records from state’s online court system
By a 19-1 vote on Wednesday, the Alaska Senate has approved a bill that calls for records of…
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Legislator asks for a slap (if necessary)
Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, really wants to hear Alaskans’ opinions on the budget. He’s even willing to take…
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Gas tax bill gets hearing, first of governor’s plan
The first component of Gov. Bill Walker’s plan to balance the state budget, a doubling of the state’s…
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Amid budget gloom, analyst gives reason for fiscal optimism
If you factor in the sizes of their respective budgets, Alaska’s $50 billion Permanent Fund leaves the state…
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State’s top tax economist warns that volatility is the new normal
While Alaskans hope for a rebound in oil prices, the state’s top revenue economist warned the Alaska Senate…
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State likely to dump new standardized test
After almost four years of preparation and planning, plus millions of dollars in implementation, Alaska’s new standardized testing…
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Mallott signs marijuana regulations, but Department of Law warns of security gap
Lieutenant Gov. Byron Mallott signed Alaska’s first commercial marijuana regulations on Friday, but regulators and legislators now face…
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State creates special investigative unit to handle police misconduct
Gov. Bill Walker and Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards have released more details of their plan to establish…