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Officials work to get Fairbanks ready to host Iditarod start
FAIRBANKS — Preparations for the world’s most famous sled dog race are underway in Fairbanks now that the…
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Alaska House fixes last year’s mistakes, approves annual revisor’s bill
The Alaska House has voted to correct itself. In a 36-0 vote Wednesday morning, lawmakers approved House Bill…
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Alaska House votes to ask Congress to open ANWR to drilling, but ‘no’ votes are most since 2005
It was only four votes, but it represented the Alaska Legislature’s biggest opposition to drilling in the Arctic…
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Gov. Walker declares opioid abuse public health disaster
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has issued a public health disaster declaration stemming from the abuse of…
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Man charged with assaulting woman with stock of shotgun
UPPER KALSKAG — A 48-year-old man suspected of assaulting a woman relative in a southwest Alaska village has…
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State moving forward with major Fairbanks road project
FAIRBANKS — State transportation officials say construction on a $20 million road project in Fairbanks could begin as…
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Tax hike idea gets a turbulent reception from big airlines
Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to triple the state’s jet fuel and aviation gasoline taxes by 2018 is causing…
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Emperor Goose up for hunt after decades of conservation
BETHEL — Federal wildlife officials are looking to open up a subsistence hunt this year for a goose…
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Head of gas line group pledges more openness with lawmakers
JUNEAU — The president of a state-sponsored gas pipeline corporation is pledging greater openness with Alaska lawmakers, many…
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State outlines costs for income tax implementation
JUNEAU — State revenue officials estimate it would cost $14 million to develop software and otherwise build a…
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3 charged with theft of ATM from rural Fairbanks store
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers have arrested three men suspected of stealing an ATM from a rural Fairbanks…
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A postal worker’s sharp eye has given momentum to a pro-hemp bill in the Alaska Legislature
A postal employee who spotted a leaking package has given a new push to a bill in the…
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Alaska Senate backs King Cove road
The Alaska Senate on Monday approved a resolution backing construction of a road between King Cove and Cold…
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Alaska teen faces murder charge in father’s death
ANCHORAGE — Authorities say a 16-year-old in northern Alaska shot and killed his father after the two got…
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Man seeks to bring marijuana business to small Alaska town
PETERSBURG — Now that marijuana businesses are up and running in Alaska, a resident of a small town…
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Capitol decode: Pace of new bills slows as lawmakers tackle budget
As lawmakers work on the core of their budget fix, the pace of new bills is starting to…
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Even with Trump, Arctic policy changes remain more talk than action
Mead Treadwell has had a busy month. Last week, Alaska’s former lieutenant governor was in Tokyo. On Tuesday,…
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Alaska regulators: Tip from post office led to pot store raids
JUNEAU — Alaska marijuana regulators say a tip from the U.S. Postal Service prompted Thursday’s raids on seven…
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Antique baby cup returned home to son in Sitka
SITKA — Several years ago, Peggy Rice bought a tarnished silver cup at the White Elephant Shop to…
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House’s majority coalition unveils budget fix, including income tax and Permanent Fund spending
The coalition leading the Alaska House of Representatives has unveiled the core of its plan to erase Alaska’s…