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New ballot initiative targets legislators’ per diem pay
Two Alaska legislators and a longtime Republican organizer are trying to prohibit lawmakers from collecting expense payments if…
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GCI considers fiber-optic cable to Unalaska
GCI is considering a plan to lay undersea fiber-optic cable to one of Alaska’s most remote communities. On…
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Alaska’s history made easier
It’s been a year since Alaska’s new State Library, Archives and Museum opened. Every time I stop by,…
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Meet Gov. Walker’s first big challenger
Five years ago, Mike Dunleavy ran for Alaska Senate and asked residents of the Mat-Su to kindly not…
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State’s credit trouble trickles to street level
In the Kenai, they’ll consider a new heating system. Elsewhere, it’s ports, streets or water and sewer projects.…
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Alaska Supreme Court upholds PFD veto
The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Bill Walker’s veto of a portion of the 2016 Alaska Permanent…
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Nearly a year later, no testing done on sex assault kits
The Alaska State Troopers have more than 1,000 kits containing DNA evidence from sexual assaults across the state.…
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Walker, Mallott file for re-election
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott will attempt to repeat the “unity ticket” in a second…
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Ballot measures gather, one year from 2018 election
The 2018 election is a year away, but candidates are already starting to file for office. The ballot…
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U.S. Attorney General has ‘serious concerns,’ but Gov. Walker stands behind legal marijuana
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has “serious questions” about Alaska’s legal marijuana industry, but Gov. Bill Walker is…
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This man is trolling the Anchorage municipal election, just because he can
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has never seen anything like it. Neither has Jerry McBeath, who literally wrote…
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Small plane crashes near Coghlan Island; no injuries reported
An Alaska Seaplanes aircraft crashed Monday morning near Coghlan Island in Auke Bay on a flight from Skagway…
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Trump’s transportation plans may cause trouble for Marine Highway
The design is ready. The money’s in the bank. Now, what does President Donald Trump think? In a…
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What can bears bear?
ANAN WILDLIFE OBSERVATORY — When the bear faced her, Forest Service ranger Trina Wade had a gun and…
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Study: In seafood sales, looks matter more than sustainability
The fish are biting, but are customers? Alaska’s seafood marketers have spent millions over the past few years…
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State doubles tourism funding in capital budget
Alaska is betting on tourism. Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, declining revenue and a public generally opposed to new…
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Southeast Alaska’s weekend heat breaks records
Boats and trailers lined the launch ramps, residents thronged the beaches, plastic ducks bobbed in Twin Lakes, and…
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Second Republican enters race for lieutenant governor
A second Republican has joined the race for lieutenant governor. On Thursday, former Rep. Lynn Gattis filed a…
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Egan: Fourth special session possible in October
The Alaska Legislature is likely to meet for a fourth special session starting in late October. That was…
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Walker and Mallott will run for re-election
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott will run for re-election together. “We have both decided that…