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Eagle River man hailed as hero after JBER bear attack
An Eagle River man’s quick thinking — and a can of bear spray — may have saved his…
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Shutdown to cost $152 million in state worker payout
State officials are looking at a potential bill of more than $152 million in required leave payout for…
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Lawmakers agree on DOT budget, but solution may mean long-term trouble for ferries
The legislative committee trying to avert an Alaska government shutdown has agreed on a deal to fund the…
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Fatal mauling of teen shows danger Alaska athletes face
ANCHORAGE — Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race…
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Alaska remains on course for statewide shutdown; second special session begins
After its first special session ended in failure, the Alaska Legislature is still searching for a way to…
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Juneau Access is dead, but what about the millions saved to build it?
Now that Gov. Bill Walker has deemed the Juneau Road dead, lawmakers are trying to carve up the…
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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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Final Railbelt electric plan cost estimate nears $900M
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Energy Authority is sticking with its belief that one of the state’s most critical…
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Lawmakers compromise on budgets for corrections, law
Anchorage will get two new state prosecutors, but Bethel is out of luck under a compromise budget for…
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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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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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Last-minute add ons make Egan’s simple bill a ‘turducken’
A bill proposed by Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, to expand abilities of municipalities to levy taxes and expand…
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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…