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Alaska job losses continue as recession enters third year
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped a statistically insignificant 0.1 percent between April and May, according to preliminary…
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Alaska job losses continue as recession enters third year
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped a statistically insignificant 0.1 percent between April and May, according to preliminary…
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Ballot measure opponents get financial boost
Some of Alaska’s biggest mines are putting more money into their fight against a pro-fisheries ballot initiative scheduled…
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Walker signs anti-crime bills
Correction: The Office of Victims’ rights, not the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, is in charge of restitution to…
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Walker signs anti-crime bills
Correction: The Office of Victims’ rights, not the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, is in charge of restitution to…
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Alaska Department of Labor considers safety standards for zipline industry
The state of Alaska may soon begin drafting universal safety standards for the state’s ziplines, which have become…
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Lt. Gov. nixes good governance ballot measure
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott on Friday removed a ballot measure from this fall’s statewide election, citing a “substantially…
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Nominate a ‘youth hero’ for scholarship program
Alaska Communications is asking Alaskans to nominate youth heroes for its annual Summer of Heroes scholarship program. The…
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Reinbold, Saddler to clash in Alaska Senate race
Two incumbent Republicans in the Alaska House of Representatives will clash in a fall election for the Alaska…
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Wolf hunt for feared-endangered wolves won’t increase
A controversial hunting increase for an island-locked population of wolves — once feared endangered — has been shot…
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‘You have to fight these things:’ Why two Juneau men are standing in the way of the Alaska Legislature, Gov. Bill Walker and a billion-dollar debt
The odds are not in their favor. The State of Alaska is against them. So is Gov. Bill…
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Alaska Legislature’s last call is for more cocktails
At last call, the Alaska Legislature saved a cocktail for you. In the final hours of the 30th…
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Alaska hospitals, nursing homes face budget gap in Legislature’s bill
Alaska’s Medicaid program may run out of money as soon as the second week of June, leaving doctors,…
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Alaska lawmakers near deal to finish budget, may adjourn session soon
House and Senate negotiators reached a breakthrough compromise on the state’s operating budget Thursday, approving a $10.5 billion…
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Alaska Legislature passes landmark bill spending Permanent Fund
In a pair of landmark votes Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature agreed to harness the Alaska Permanent Fund to…
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Alaska Senate approves work-for-Medicaid program
In a caucus-line vote Thursday, the Alaska Senate approved a bill that would require healthy Alaskans to work…
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House votes to borrow $1 billion for oil and gas deal
In a 23-15 vote Thursday afternoon, the Alaska House of Representatives approved a plan to borrow a billion…
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Bar owners push for restrictions on distilleries, breweries
In Alaska’s bar wars, the establishment has struck back. On Wednesday evening, bar and liquor store owners launched…
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Alaska Senate considers ways to limit Medicaid access
As the Alaska Senate considers new regulations for Alaskans receiving government-funded health care, state officials are warning that…
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Alaska’s high court hears dispute over salmon ballot measure
The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in a case that will decide the fate of a…