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House votes to limit governor’s ability to accept federal funds
The Alaska House of Representatives has voted to restrict the ability of the governor to accept additional funds…
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Murkowski questions agency on its mission to assess minerals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The head of the U.S. Geological Survey assured U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday…
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Daylight Saving Time advances toward twilight
A bill eliminating Daylight Saving Time in Alaska is advancing in the Alaska Legislature after receiving its first…
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Pot committee to deal with issue of transportation
KETCHIKAN — Officials who shaped marijuana policy in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough last year are meeting again to…
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Senate approves concealed carry on campus
The Alaska Senate has approved a bill permitting Alaskans to carry weapons concealed on the campuses of the…
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Newest oil subsidy cuts are ’40 percent’ of governor’s proposal
The latest version of a bill cutting the state’s subsidies to oil and gas drillers is about 40…
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Bill would restrict Planned Parenthood in Alaska schools
JUNEAU — Two Wasilla Republicans are working to limit special interest groups like Planned Parenthood from teaching in…
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Senate votes to open conference committees
The Alaska Senate has voted unanimously to join a conference committee intended to create a compromise state budget…
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Voters recall North Slope Borough Mayor Brower
ANCHORAGE — North Slope Borough residents voted decisively Tuesday to replace Mayor Charlotte Brower. In a special election,…
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Bethel hospital secures federal deal for expansion
BETHEL — A Bethel hospital is moving to expand its facilities in hopes of improving health care in…
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Air Force to spend $500M for F-35 prep at Eielson
FAIRBANKS — The Air Force is planning about half a billion dollars in upgrades at Eielson Air Force…
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Lawmakers work to limit Governor’s post-session power
JUNEAU — The Alaska House is expected on Thursday to consider a bill that would limit a governor’s…
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Alaskan Brewing drops two spots in national rankings as others surge
Alaskan Brewing Co. has lost two spots in the annual rankings of craft brewers by volume. According to…
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Feds refuse to allow state probe of Bill Allen
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has denied a request by the state of Alaska to investigate a man…
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Pepper spray, thrown tools used to flee traffic stop
ANCHORAGE — A Fairbanks-area man sought on a warrant used a can of pepper spray and tools thrown…
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Sen. Sullivan seeks to cut wait for new icebreaker in Arctic
KODIAK — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska is pushing to get a new icebreaker in the Arctic…
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Anchorage man pleads guilty in 2013 death of California man
KENAI — An Anchorage man charged with the fatal shooting of a California man in 2013 has reached…
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Pols move rewrite of Walker’s fisheries tax bill
JUNEAU — A House fisheries committee advanced a rewrite of Gov. Bill Walker’s fisheries tax bill on Tuesday,…
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Kasilof River sees big personal use sockeye salmon harvest
JUNEAU — Fishermen harvested nearly 533,000 salmon in Cook Inlet personal-use fisheries last year and the Kasilof River…
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Body of Juneau man found in Sitka harbor
A 30-year-old Juneau man, Patrick Venner, was found dead Sunday on a boat in ANB Harbor in Sitka,…