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Alaskans appear apathetic as statewide shutdown approaches
The chants were audible for blocks around: “Do your jobs!/So I can do mine!” The trouble was that…
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Final Railbelt electric plan cost estimate nears $900M
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Energy Authority is sticking with its belief that one of the state’s most critical…
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Lawmakers compromise on budgets for corrections, law
Anchorage will get two new state prosecutors, but Bethel is out of luck under a compromise budget for…
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House rejects compromise
In a bid to avoid a state-spanning government shutdown, Gov. Bill Walker on Monday proposed a compromise to…
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Walker: Legislature in stalemate
Calling the Alaska Legislature’s current situation a “stalemate,” Gov. Bill Walker has announced that he will make a…
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Alaska Senate prepares final vote on governor’s bid to fight drug overdoses
The Alaska Senate is preparing to take a final vote on a plan from Gov. Bill Walker to…
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Alaska’s shutdown doom is now one month away
The letters came off the printer on Tuesday afternoon with the regularity of a ticking clock. There is…
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Legislature approves some fixes to last year’s criminal justice reform
Alaska’s prosecutors, police and rape victims are getting some extra help from the Alaska Legislature. In one of…
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Last-minute add ons make Egan’s simple bill a ‘turducken’
A bill proposed by Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, to expand abilities of municipalities to levy taxes and expand…
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Gov. Walker calls lawmakers into special session
The Alaska Legislature is headed into a special session. On Wednesday night, the Alaska House of Representatives and…
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Alaska lawmakers ask themselves: How much longer?
Wednesday is the 121st and final day of the Alaska Legislature’s 2017 regular session. There’s more to come.…
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After nearly a decade of opposition, Alaska may pass ID card legislation
Alaska is closer than ever to becoming part of the national ID system known as REAL ID. On…
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On Uber, Alaska House takes the scenic route
One vehicle is stalled, but a second is driving forward. On Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted…
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Senate drains savings account to cover oil subsidies
Alaska’s Senate voted Thursday to drain one of the state’s remaining savings accounts to make a big down…
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No one wants the ferry Taku
No one wants the ferry Taku. According to the Alaska Marine Highway System, no one has met the…
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The case of the missing fuel tax
With one week remaining in the Legislature’s regular session, a core piece of the state budget is still…
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Lawmaker silent amid apology demands for abortion remarks
JUNEAU — An Alaska lawmaker who set off a firestorm by suggesting women try to get pregnant for…
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State won’t consider changes to beer tax
The state of Alaska is spending $3 million per year on beer. That fact won’t change until at…
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In Alaska, mosquitoes bite where Zika won’t
Mosquitoes bite. In Alaska, Zika won’t. That’s the conclusion of the state’s medical experts, a week after a…
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Tlingit and Haida backs House tax plan
Juneau’s regional tribal organization is throwing its support behind the Alaska House Majority’s plan for fixing the state’s…