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State outlines costs for income tax implementation
JUNEAU — State revenue officials estimate it would cost $14 million to develop software and otherwise build a…
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3 charged with theft of ATM from rural Fairbanks store
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers have arrested three men suspected of stealing an ATM from a rural Fairbanks…
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A postal worker’s sharp eye has given momentum to a pro-hemp bill in the Alaska Legislature
A postal employee who spotted a leaking package has given a new push to a bill in the…
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Alaska Senate backs King Cove road
The Alaska Senate on Monday approved a resolution backing construction of a road between King Cove and Cold…
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Alaska teen faces murder charge in father’s death
ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a 16-year-old in northern Alaska shot and killed his father after the two got…
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Man seeks to bring marijuana business to small Alaska town
PETERSBURG — Now that marijuana businesses are up and running in Alaska, a resident of a small town…
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Capitol decode: Pace of new bills slows as lawmakers tackle budget
As lawmakers work on the core of their budget fix, the pace of new bills is starting to…
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Even with Trump, Arctic policy changes remain more talk than action
Mead Treadwell has had a busy month. Last week, Alaska’s former lieutenant governor was in Tokyo. On Tuesday,…
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Alaska regulators: Tip from post office led to pot store raids
JUNEAU — Alaska marijuana regulators say a tip from the U.S. Postal Service prompted Thursday’s raids on seven…
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Antique baby cup returned home to son in Sitka
SITKA — Several years ago, Peggy Rice bought a tarnished silver cup at the White Elephant Shop to…
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House’s majority coalition unveils budget fix, including income tax and Permanent Fund spending
The coalition leading the Alaska House of Representatives has unveiled the core of its plan to erase Alaska’s…
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Bill requiring police training on disabilities advances
FAIRBANKS — Alaska lawmakers have voted to advance a bill aimed at improving interactions between law enforcement and…
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Lawmaker proposes boosting studded tire tax from $5 to $75
ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage state senator has introduced a bill to increase the state tax on studded snow…
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Warm ocean water triggered vast seabird die-off, experts say
ANCHORAGE — A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and…
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US Rep. Young named chairman emeritus of House committee
ANCHORAGE — A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Don Young says the Alaska congressman has been named chairman emeritus…
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Weak and short La Nina fades away; climate shifts to neutral
WASHINGTON — La Nina, we hardly knew ye. U.S. weather forecasters said Thursday the cool flip side to…
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Oprah plans cruise in Alaska in Holland America partnership
Oprah Winfrey will take a cruise this summer in a place she’s never been before: Alaska. The trip…
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Mayor opposes making Fairbanks a sanctuary city
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly says he will not support making the city a sanctuary for immigrants…
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Northwest Arctic Borough spends $128,000 on Seattle retreat
ANCHORAGE — Records show Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough spent about $115,000 for the Borough Assembly to attend a…
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Driver charged in bicycle hit-and-run crash
FAIRBANKS —A 40-year-old Fairbanks driver suspected of crashing into a boy on a bicycle and not stopping has…