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Senator diagnosed with breast cancer
Alaska’s legislators had to put their lives on hold during an extraordinary 181 days of session. Sen. Shelley…
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Report: Interior chief warns Alaska senators on health care
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called Alaska’s two Republican senators to warn them of repercussions for the…
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Legislature starts third special session today
Gov. Bill Walker killed Juneau Access. The Alaska Legislature will bury it. The 30th Legislature starts its third…
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Trump blasts Murkowski on health care vote
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is attacking a Republican senator who opposed moving forward with long-promised legislation to…
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Couple completes first fat bike journey from Point Hope to Utqiagvik
HOMER — In the past 10 years since fat bikes have become popular for riding on beaches and…
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Gustavus Community Center gets award to fund new facility
The Rasmuson Foundation has awarded a Tier 2 grant to help construct the Gustavus Community Center (GCC). The…
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S&P joins Moody’s in downgrading Alaska
ANCHORAGE — S&P Global Ratings has made good on its warning, joining Moody’s Ratings Service in downgrading the…
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At deadline, Alaska Legislature cuts oil subsidies to help budget
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, the Alaska Legislature has cut the state subsidy of oil and gas…
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Walker signs shutdown-averting budget
Gov. Bill Walker has signed a shutdown-averting $8.8 billion state operating budget into law. Walker signed the budget…
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Alaska marijuana taxes top $1 million
Last Wednesday, Ben Wilcox ended his workday late: He had to. With the rain having let up in…
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Eagle River man hailed as hero after JBER bear attack
An Eagle River man’s quick thinking — and a can of bear spray — may have saved his…
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Shutdown to cost $152 million in state worker payout
State officials are looking at a potential bill of more than $152 million in required leave payout for…
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Lawmakers agree on DOT budget, but solution may mean long-term trouble for ferries
The legislative committee trying to avert an Alaska government shutdown has agreed on a deal to fund the…
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Fatal mauling of teen shows danger Alaska athletes face
ANCHORAGE — Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race…
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Alaska remains on course for statewide shutdown; second special session begins
After its first special session ended in failure, the Alaska Legislature is still searching for a way to…
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Juneau Access is dead, but what about the millions saved to build it?
Now that Gov. Bill Walker has deemed the Juneau Road dead, lawmakers are trying to carve up the…
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Lyft and Uber are now available in Alaska
Lyft and Uber have left the starting line. In a brief ceremony Thursday afternoon, Gov. Bill Walker signed…
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House ends special session with failed ‘Hail Mary’ on budget
It was a mic-drop moment on a trampoline. In a surprise Thursday night move, the Alaska House of…
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House votes for higher dividend, but deal is far from complete
The Alaska House of Representatives has voted to approve a $2,200 Permanent Fund Dividend for this fall, a…
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House committee reverses Senate, plans to keep natural gas pipeline funded
The Alaska House of Representatives hasn’t given up on the idea of a trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. On…