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Congress debates oil drilling in largest US wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE — Sometime next April, pregnant cows in the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Canada will take the lead…
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Arctic refuge drilling closer as Senate panel moves ahead
WASHINGTON — Oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge moved closer Wednesday as a key…
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Legislature’s special session lives in limbo without legislators
The Alaska Legislature’s special session will continue — without most legislators. On Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives…
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State may charge aircraft registration fee
You have to register your car with the state of Alaska each year. You may soon have to…
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Alaska Senator from Wasilla denies any wrongdoing with staffer
A June incident involving a House staffer and state Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, has prompted lawmakers to re-examine…
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University regents will request more cash from Legislature
The leaders of the University of Alaska are expected to ask the Alaska Legislature for a 7.7 percent…
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Walker signs landmark gas pipeline deal
Gov. Bill Walker traveled to Beijing with a president. He may be returning to Alaska with a pipeline.…
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Legal analysis finds big problem with SB 54
After a weeklong whirlwind of amendments, Senate Bill 54 is in the hands of the lawyers — and…
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Gov. Bill Walker expected to make gasline announcement tonight
Gov. Bill Walker is expected to make a significant announcement tonight on the future of the proposed trans-Alaska…
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House votes to partially roll back Senate Bill 91
The Alaska House of Representatives has voted to roll back the controversial criminal justice measure Senate Bill 91,…
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Taxes and budget grab Legislature’s attention this week
With a House-passed version of Senate Bill 54 likely headed to the Senate, both the House and Senate…
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Alaska House starts voting on rollback of criminal justice reform
As voting began Saturday morning on floor amendments to Senate Bill 54, members of the Alaska House of…
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State appeals Democrats’ win in ballot lawsuit
The State of Alaska is appealing a decision that would allow independent political candidates to run in the…
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Lawmakers amend SB 54 as measure nears House floor vote
Stealing a new iPhone may land someone in jail for felony theft if a new version of Senate…
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Gov. Bill Walker will travel to China with President Donald Trump
Gov. Bill Walker will be among the entourage of President Donald Trump as the president begins a trip…
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PFD voter program sends first mailers this week
Thanks to a ballot measure approved last year, about 75,000 Alaskans will receive a mailer from the Alaska…
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Marijuana tax revenue grows again
Alaska is continuing to make more money from marijuana, according to new figures from the Alaska Department of…
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Walker announces ‘climate team’ days after teens sue
Gov. Bill Walker billed a press conference Tuesday morning as the rollout of his strategy to address climate…
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State of Alaska sues OxyContin manufacturer
The State of Alaska is suing Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, in its latest attempt to fight…
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UA takes public comment on proposal to change mine training program
If you have thoughts about the future of mine training at the University of Alaska Southeast, the University…