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Alaska town’s new Inupiat name to stay – for now
ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters in the nation’s northernmost town won’t get a chance at the polls after all…
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Arizona lawmakers again push for split of 9th Circuit Court
PHOENIX — Republican members of Arizona’s congressional delegation are again trying to split up the federal appeals court…
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Alaska’s rejection of plan for pot use at stores gets cloudy
Alaska marijuana regulators thought they had snuffed out onsite use of marijuana at retail pot shops, but there…
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Alaska crime lab cutting down backlog of rape kits
ANCHORAGE — The state’s crime lab has shown improvements in the time it takes to process sexual assault…
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Kenaitze elders demonstrate traditional moose head use
KENAI — During Sharon Isaak’s childhood in Soldotna, butchering and processing moose meat was a regular family activity.…
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Bill seeks to make drug nicknamed ‘pink’ illegal
The Alaska House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill to add a form of synthetic heroin to the…
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Fearful of new U.S. Attorney General, marijuana board drops plans for cafe-style rules
In a surprise move, Alaska’s marijuana control board has abandoned plans for cafe-style regulations that would have allowed…
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Shee Atika Corp. shareholders seek change amid money trouble
SITKA — Shareholders of a Sitka corporation formed under the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act have expressed…
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Alaska House backs controversial King Cove road, which would run through wildlife refuge
The Alaska House of Representatives has approved a resolution favoring construction of a road between Cold Bay and…
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USGS names Zimmerman as Alaska Science Center director
ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Geological Center’s Alaska Science Center has a new director. The agency says Christian Zimmerman…
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Walker seeks money for Medicaid payments, other costs
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is requesting about $110 million in additional spending for the current year.…
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Alaska Aerospace looking for new launch site
KODIAK — Alaska Aerospace Corp. is weighing options for a second launch facility outside the state, but CEO…
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Alaska board mulls pot use in retail stores
JUNEAU — Alaska brothers James and Giono Barrett have a dream: that some of the scores of cruise…
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Alaska volcano erupts; ash trace reaches city
ANCHORAGE — Trace amounts of ash and the smell of sulfur reached an Alaska city after the latest…
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Moderate quake widely felt in Anchorage region
ANCHORAGE — A moderate earthquake struck early Tuesday that was widely felt in the Anchorage area, but there…
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Reintroduced wood bison shot, killed near southwest village
ANCHORAGE — A wood bison reintroduced in interior Alaska was found shot to death near the village of…
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Under Anchorage lawmaker’s proposal, the Alaska Legislature would become a Pebble Mine watchdog
A measure intended to add roadblocks in front of Pebble Mine got its first hearing Tuesday in the…
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Alaska collects $145,800 marijuana tax in December
James Barrett flew to Anchorage this week with a suitcase of cash. Tuesday was the deadline for Alaska’s…
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Legislature gets first look at proposal to triple Alaska’s gasoline tax
A proposal by Gov. Bill Walker to triple the state’s gasoline tax by 2018 has gotten its first…
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Gov. Walker hopeful about working with feds on resource issues
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker on Monday expressed renewed hope for working with the federal government on…