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Lyft and Uber are now available in Alaska
Lyft and Uber have left the starting line. In a brief ceremony Thursday afternoon, Gov. Bill Walker signed…
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House ends special session with failed ‘Hail Mary’ on budget
It was a mic-drop moment on a trampoline. In a surprise Thursday night move, the Alaska House of…
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House votes for higher dividend, but deal is far from complete
The Alaska House of Representatives has voted to approve a $2,200 Permanent Fund Dividend for this fall, a…
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House committee reverses Senate, plans to keep natural gas pipeline funded
The Alaska House of Representatives hasn’t given up on the idea of a trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. On…
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Alaskans appear apathetic as statewide shutdown approaches
The chants were audible for blocks around: “Do your jobs!/So I can do mine!” The trouble was that…
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State shutdown would affect every man, woman and child in Alaska — including the dead
Forget about the ferries. Reschedule your wedding. Don’t think about pull tabs. Alaska’s impending government shutdown will have…
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As salmon defenders gather, more signs of a 2018 fish fight
There are more signs that the hook has been set for Alaska’s biggest fisheries fight in a decade.…
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Walker begs lawmakers to reach compromise
A day after the Alaska House Majority rejected his compromise bid to avert a statewide government shutdown, Gov.…
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Labor unions plan rallies in bid to avert government shutdown
The state’s labor unions are planning rallies across Alaska on Sunday in an effort to avoid a statewide…
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House rejects compromise
In a bid to avoid a state-spanning government shutdown, Gov. Bill Walker on Monday proposed a compromise to…
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Walker: Legislature in stalemate
Calling the Alaska Legislature’s current situation a “stalemate,” Gov. Bill Walker has announced that he will make a…
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Senate approves overdose-fighting bill
The Alaska Senate voted Thursday to restrict the ability of doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers. House Bill 159,…
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Alaska Senate prepares final vote on governor’s bid to fight drug overdoses
The Alaska Senate is preparing to take a final vote on a plan from Gov. Bill Walker to…
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Alaska’s shutdown doom is now one month away
The letters came off the printer on Tuesday afternoon with the regularity of a ticking clock. There is…
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Legislature approves some fixes to last year’s criminal justice reform
Alaska’s prosecutors, police and rape victims are getting some extra help from the Alaska Legislature. In one of…
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Salmon defenders propose 2018 ballot initative, predict huge fish fight
A group of the state’s staunchest salmon defenders is proposing a ballot initiative that seeks to strengthen legal…
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Gov. Walker calls lawmakers into special session
The Alaska Legislature is headed into a special session. On Wednesday night, the Alaska House of Representatives and…
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Legislature allows Uber, Lyft to operate in Alaska
Alaska’s future with Uber is in the hands of Gov. Bill Walker. On Wednesday, the Alaska Senate voted…
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Legislature rejects transgender man for Human Rights Commission
The Alaska Legislature has refused to confirm the appointment of a transgender Fairbanks man to the state’s human…
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Alaska lawmakers ask themselves: How much longer?
Wednesday is the 121st and final day of the Alaska Legislature’s 2017 regular session. There’s more to come.…