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Instacart hires Alaska lobbyist
National internet grocery firm Instacart has hired an Alaska lobbyist, according to filings released June 20 by the…
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Alaska will ban mandatory tip pooling
Correction: Alaska’s minimum wage is $9.84 per hour, not $9.80. It rose by four cents per hour on…
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Instacart hires Alaska lobbyist
Internet grocery firm Instacart has hired an Alaska lobbyist, according to filings released June 20 by the Alaska…
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Alaska will ban mandatory tip pooling
The State of Alaska is banning mandatory tip-pooling starting this Friday, restoring labor protections revoked by the administration…
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Appeals court upholds Yakutat murder conviction
The Alaska Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Washington state man for a 1996 murder…
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State receives disaster relief for pink salmon crash
Alaska will receive more than $56 million in disaster relief for groups affected by the 2016 pink salmon…
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Alaskans could face internet sales tax
A new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court may put sales taxes on internet purchases across Alaska and…
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Former Alaska legislator Zach Fansler withdraws from Democratic primary
Former Alaska legislator Zach Fansler has officially dropped out of the race for Democratic primary for House District…
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Alaska Airlines denounces child separation policy
Alaska Airlines joined several other national air carriers Wednesday by asking the Trump administration to not use their…
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Good Samaritans, Coast Guard rescues boat taking on water
Three adults and three children are safe after their boat began taking on water near Long Island in…
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Yukon rejects Alaska fiber link
The Yukon government will not build a cross-border fiber-optic link connecting Alaska over land, it announced Wednesday.
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Ruling may allow more professors to campaign for office
The Alaska Public Offices Commission may approve a legal opinion today that could encourage University of Alaska professors…
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Alaska applies for control of Taku River, a federal waterway
The land under the Taku River may soon have a new owner: the State of Alaska.
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Despite pending lawsuit, Gov. Bill Walker signs oil and gas borrowing bill
Despite a pending lawsuit, Gov. Bill Walker on Wednesday signed legislation allowing the state of Alaska to borrow…
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Former Alaska legislator Zach Fansler withdraws from Democratic primary
Former Alaska legislator Zach Fansler has officially dropped out of the race for Democratic primary for House District…
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University board approves controversial timber lease near Haines
The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved a controversial land lease near Haines and Klukwan to a…
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Mother, daughter die after Wrangell car crash
A mother and daughter died last week in Wrangell after their car went off a road, according to…
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Alaska Supreme Court elects new chief justice
Former Kodiak Superior Court judge Joel Bolger has been named chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, effective…
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Walker urges Trump administration to stop splitting children from parents
Gov. Bill Walker has joined opponents of the Trump administration’s effort to separate illegal immigrant children from their…
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Shaken System: Alaska’s disaster warning program has critical flaws, documents reveal
On the night of Jan. 23, Alaskans across the Gulf Coast were awakened by one of the most…