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Breaking: Anchorage judge rules in favor of Recall Dunleavy campaign

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Breaking: Anchorage judge rules in favor of Recall Dunleavy campaign

Judge reverses rejection of recall application.

In this Oct. 18, 2018 file photo, then-Alaska Gov. Bill Walker addresses delegates at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorag. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)

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Ex-Alaska governor Bill Walker chosen for Harvard fellowship

He plans to talk to students about bridging the political divide.

In this file photo, Irene Gallion and Eric Nelson meet with Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy at the 34th Annual Community Welcome Reception at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Legislative Reception coming up soon

Come and meet Alaska’s lawmakers.

Alaska delegation supports killing of Iranian general

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Alaska delegation supports killing of Iranian general

All three issued statements supporting the action.

In this Sept. 23 photo, rescued migrants look at a map of Europe aboard the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship as it sails in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo | Renata Brito)

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Dunleavy agrees to continue accepting refugees

He said the resettlement program is in line with Alaska values.

A recent sale of waterfront property to Norwegian Cruise Lines will likely have a ripple effect on the assessed value of waterfront property in Juneau. Alaska is a so-called “non-disclosure” state, so typically sales property transaction prices aren’t shared with the public, but bids for land previously owned by Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority were publicly unsealed in September. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Alaska’s lack of property laws make Juneau’s most valuable properties difficult to assess

Private property sales are extra private in Alaska.

Volcano briefly erupts on Alaska island, sends up ash cloud

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Volcano briefly erupts on Alaska island, sends up ash cloud

Not a threat to nearby village.

Alaska’s delegation absent from brief urging reconsideration of Roe v. Wade

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Alaska’s delegation absent from brief urging reconsideration of Roe v. Wade

207 lawmakers signed on. Alaska’s Republican lawmakers did not.

Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court

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Recall Dunleavy campaign gears up for court

First oral arguments to be heard this month.

Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight

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Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight

‘We will come to a good conclusion.’

Can a public corporation save the Marine Highway System?

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Can a public corporation save the Marine Highway System?

‘There’s a lot of unknowns.’

GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark

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GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark

She’s still undecided about how she would vote when the trial takes place.

In this file photo from June 25, 2019, Judy Cavanaugh stands with others at a rally against the Pebble Mine in front of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Juneau office. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Final impact statement for Pebble Mine delayed for three months

Army Corps of Engineers says it will take the time to review public comments.

Russ Hazlett (left), a commercial fishing vessel inspector for Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, performs a CFV safety exam in Kotzebue, Alaska, July 10, 2019. (Courtesy photo | U.S. Coast Guard)

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Coast Guard pulls out stops in yearlong facilities inspection mission

The state has more than 380 bulk oil facilities to certify, almost all of them remote.

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the carrier transits the Gulf of Alaska on May 25, 2019. (MC2 Anthony J. Rivera | United States Navy)

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Alaska senators introduce Arctic naval ops bill

Activity in the region is soaring as more ice melts.

Pebble Mine opponents troubled by Dunleavy’s letter

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Pebble Mine opponents troubled by Dunleavy’s letter

Opponents of the Pebble Mine were troubled by the governor’s actions.

Dunleavy responds to Pebble Mine report

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Dunleavy responds to Pebble Mine report

Report contains strong allegations.

Dunleavy fields questions about DC trip, not Pebble Mine report

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Dunleavy fields questions about DC trip, not Pebble Mine report

Pebble problems.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Education Commissioner Michael Johnson and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos meeting in Washington D.C. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. (Courtesy photo | Gov. Mike Dunleavy Twitter)

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Dunleavy meets with Trump, DeVos, in DC trip

Busy week in D.C. for Dunleavy.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during an interview with the Juneau Empire at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Trump tweets support for Sullivan re-election

President says senator supports “#MAGA Agenda.”