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Republicans reject Gov. Bill Walker’s pick for vacant Alaska Senate seat
Randall Kowalke was in his church’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. when he got a call from Gov.…
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Walker to GOP on Senate pick: Vote now
Gov. Bill Walker isn’t backing down. In a letter to Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, and Senate Majority…
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DEC chiefs warn of health risks amid budget cuts
Leaders of the state agency charged with protecting Alaskans’ food and water are warning lawmakers that budget costs…
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Senate advances bill to help team doctors
Team doctors visiting Alaska from the Lower 48 may still be able to legally treat their teams under…
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Walker picks former businessman for vacant Alaska Senate seat, but Republicans will have a say
Gov. Bill Walker has chosen Mat-Su Borough Assemblyman Randall Kowalke to replace Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, who resigned…
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Medicaid turns into budget battleground
A disagreement over state funding for Medicaid has exposed deep problems with the way the Alaska Legislature budgets…
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Report: Wiretaps netted four murder indictments in 2017
Police and prosecutors conducted four wiretaps in Alaska last year, work that resulted in the indictments of multiple…
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Chief justice asks for new Juneau judge
In a 27-minute speech that included allusions to the Bible and “Star Wars,” Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers…
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Alaska House approves schools budget — but not a way to pay for it
The Alaska House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the state’s public schools in the next…
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Alaska House to vote on school funding bill today
The Alaska House of Representatives is expected today to vote on a proposal that would fund the state’s…
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Egan will not run for re-election
Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, will not run for re-election. Egan made the announcement, which had been expected, in…
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Lt. Gov. Mallott, Sen. Sullivan travel to Canada for boundary talks
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and U.S. Sen Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, have finished a day of meetings in Ottawa…
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Rep. Fansler resigns after assault allegations
Rep. Zach Fansler, D-Bethel, has resigned six days after the Juneau Empire published details of an alleged assault…
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Juneau man files to run for state senate
A Juneau man is seeking to run for the Alaska Senate seat held by Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau.…
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Anchorage Daily News will get new publisher, Binkley says
Alaska’s largest newspaper will have a new publisher “in the next few weeks,” current co-publisher Ryan Binkley announced…
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New poll finds Gov. Walker among America’s least-popular governors
Gov. Bill Walker is the most unpopular state governor seeking re-election this year, the results of a new…
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State offers, then withdraws, help to CBJ on cruise ship lawsuit
The State of Alaska offered, then abruptly revoked, help to the City and Borough of Juneau in an…
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Troubled Rep. Zach Fansler has not told House Majority if he will resign or not
A battery of cameras surrounded Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon on Tuesday morning, but they and the…
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After assault allegation, Fansler says he won’t resign. Will the legislators expel him anyway?
On Monday, the Capitol office of Rep. Zach Fansler, D-Bethel, was firmly locked. The legislator was absent from…
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Dunleavy wins Juneau Republicans’ straw poll
Former state Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, has won a straw poll of Republican candidates for governor. The straw…