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Legislators will collect pay despite not finishing budget on time 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1044
Alaska Mental Health Trust considers $500 land-use fee for snowmachiners and ATV riders 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1145
Alaska teens charged in 'murder for millions' slaying 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1211
5 years in prison ordered for ex-CEO at Alaska-based company 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1266
State employees anxious as government shutdown threat looms 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1074
Satanic Temple invocation prompts protest, walkouts at assembly meeting 5 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1557
Dunleavy calls for round two in Wasilla after Alaska Legislature adjourns first special session 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1147
Working group seeks a path forward on PFDs amid heated debate 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1179
Alaska fishermen appeal Carnival's $20 million pollution settlement 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1161
At least 60 dead ice seals found along Alaska coast 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1389
How dry is our rainforest? Southeast's rare drought could threaten plants, animals, your power bill 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1499
Alaska lawmakers advance compromise budget for final shutdown-averting votes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1171
Avoiding tax talk prolongs Juneau stalemate 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1019
Alaska Senate votes down full oil-wealth fund payout 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1305
2nd defendant sentenced in theft of 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk from Campbell Creek Science Center 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 May 2019 2 1370
Alaska Native leaders call on Attorney General Barr for help, tribal authority to make up for lack 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1285
Rep. Knopp censured by Alaska Republican Party 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1175
Kenai Peninsula school district employees vote to strike 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1175
Dunleavy calls for state budget, while senators discuss separate PFD bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1010
Alaska Legislature prepares to sue governor over school funding 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1152
Alaska Supreme Court rules against military couple in PFD case 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1420
Lawmaker says she won't hear Alaska abortion ban bill 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 12 1612
Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1319
What the Legislature left on the table: Ferries, addiction treatment, new revenue 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1214
Two of Alaska's biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1297
University of Alaska begins transition for Anchorage campus's teacher education program 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1055
Dividend dispute presents an elephant-sized dilemma for Alaska lawmakers in special session 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1106
Lawmaker takes issue with Alaska Black History Month bill 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1511
University of Alaska announces mass human resource layoffs 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1484
Biggest budget item in Alaska history awaits lawmakers' verdict 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1165

Alaska Continued...

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Dissent at DEC emerges over roll-back of PFAS regulations 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1063
As the ice goes, Arctic nations find their bonds are tested 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1145
Attorney general says school funding plan is unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1125
Four months into 2019, Anchorage on pace to break homicide record 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 1 1361
Alaskan company, subsidiary pay $2 million to US in bribery scheme involving Fort Bliss contracts 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1152
Former bank worker in Alaska sentenced in theft of $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1270
Senators hear opposition to rewrite of Permanent Fund dividend formula 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1100
Survey: Southeast business leaders pan Duneavy budget priorities 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1189
Alaska Attorney General has surgery after plane lands in Seattle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1530
A permafrost meltdown in Alaska is happening now and rapid changes are coming with it 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 10 1624
Senate panel bumps University of Alaska funding by $5 million over House budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1252
Union sues to block privatization of Alaska Psychiatric Institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1136
Lawmakers vote down Board of Fisheries nominee after sexual harassment allegations surface 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1098
Southeast Alaska marine pilots concerned about Royal Princess megaship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1448
Cost to move Legislature could be up to $45M if state builds office, analysts find 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1093
Murkowski calls for many 'silver bullets' to tackle climate change 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1142
Sentencing set for ex-Alaska bank employee who stole $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1294
Alaska woman sentenced to federal prison for defrauding an Anchorage medical practice 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1412
Ballot initiative to move Alaska Legislature's meetings clears early hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1181
Former Gov. Bill Walker lands at political ally's law firm 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1141
UA regents vote to eliminate UAA's teacher preparation programs after accreditation loss 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1250
Lawmakers seek competitive contract to run psychiatric institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1139
As Alaska budget tightens, $1.2 billion oil tax deduction comes under scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1102
In Ketchikan, Dunleavy presents arguments for big budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1212
Alaska campaign regulator drops fines against Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1142
Alaska Senate OKs bill allowing state fair to continue selling alcohol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1111
Dunleavy signs first bill, sending millions to Alaska earthquake reconstruction effort 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1146
Alaska House agrees with Senate on rolling back Legislative ethics law 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1219
Alaska House presses plan to reject Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1130
Alaska Legislature Alaska House sends disaster-relief bill to governor's desk 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1212

Alaska Continued...

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Internal report says Alaska Mental Health Trust nominee 'acted inappropriately' at Juneau bar 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1188
After hearing from 1,800 Alaskans, House ready to form budget to counter Dunleavy's 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1179
Alaska state senators say permanent fund dividends formula could be changed 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1181
Judge blocks Trump administration move to undo Obama ban on Arctic oil leasing 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 4 1206
Most Dunleavy budget cuts face legal, political obstacles 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1104
Nome woman arrested after confronting Gov. Dunleavy at airport 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1418
Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against 18 Members and Associates of Violent White 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1393
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1318
Cat that lived 6 years in Alaska general store gets evicted 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 2588
Alaska mayor vetoes law granting LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections 0 workinclasszero Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1286
Unions prep to push back against proposed ferry cuts 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1387
Oil and gas industry 'left harmless' in Dunleavy budget, Democrats say 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1235
Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1267
Why a wilderness lodge in the middle of nowhere became a magnet for mushers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1256
Senate bill would require UA regents to keep Legislature up to date on program accreditation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1096
Gov. Dunleavy abolishes Alaska climate-change commission, removes roadblock for Knik Arm bridge 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1214
'A desperate situation': Mat-Su hospital downsizes planned mental-health facility to bring it online 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1391
Alaska senator says she's likely to back Trump disapproval 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 1935
It's not yet decided whether UAA will reapply for accreditation for its teacher preparation programs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1415
Budget director's history of cutting with 'hatchet, not a scalpel' sparks concern 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1169
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