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Two of Alaska's biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1160
University of Alaska begins transition for Anchorage campus's teacher education program 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 924
Dividend dispute presents an elephant-sized dilemma for Alaska lawmakers in special session 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 977
Lawmaker takes issue with Alaska Black History Month bill 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1282
University of Alaska announces mass human resource layoffs 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1257
Biggest budget item in Alaska history awaits lawmakers' verdict 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1036
Dissent at DEC emerges over roll-back of PFAS regulations 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 940
As the ice goes, Arctic nations find their bonds are tested 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1024
Attorney general says school funding plan is unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1012
Four months into 2019, Anchorage on pace to break homicide record 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 1 1201
Alaskan company, subsidiary pay $2 million to US in bribery scheme involving Fort Bliss contracts 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1017
Former bank worker in Alaska sentenced in theft of $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1148
Senators hear opposition to rewrite of Permanent Fund dividend formula 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 978
Survey: Southeast business leaders pan Duneavy budget priorities 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1037
Alaska Attorney General has surgery after plane lands in Seattle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1397
A permafrost meltdown in Alaska is happening now and rapid changes are coming with it 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 10 1414
Senate panel bumps University of Alaska funding by $5 million over House budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1096
Union sues to block privatization of Alaska Psychiatric Institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1000
Lawmakers vote down Board of Fisheries nominee after sexual harassment allegations surface 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 979
Southeast Alaska marine pilots concerned about Royal Princess megaship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1319
Cost to move Legislature could be up to $45M if state builds office, analysts find 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 968
Murkowski calls for many 'silver bullets' to tackle climate change 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1026
Sentencing set for ex-Alaska bank employee who stole $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1135
Alaska woman sentenced to federal prison for defrauding an Anchorage medical practice 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1267
Ballot initiative to move Alaska Legislature's meetings clears early hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1069
Former Gov. Bill Walker lands at political ally's law firm 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1031
UA regents vote to eliminate UAA's teacher preparation programs after accreditation loss 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1105
Lawmakers seek competitive contract to run psychiatric institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1031
As Alaska budget tightens, $1.2 billion oil tax deduction comes under scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 980
In Ketchikan, Dunleavy presents arguments for big budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1070

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Alaska campaign regulator drops fines against Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 989
Alaska Senate OKs bill allowing state fair to continue selling alcohol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 985
Dunleavy signs first bill, sending millions to Alaska earthquake reconstruction effort 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 967
Alaska House agrees with Senate on rolling back Legislative ethics law 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1088
Alaska House presses plan to reject Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1004
Alaska Legislature Alaska House sends disaster-relief bill to governor's desk 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1090
Internal report says Alaska Mental Health Trust nominee 'acted inappropriately' at Juneau bar 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1037
After hearing from 1,800 Alaskans, House ready to form budget to counter Dunleavy's 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1026
Alaska state senators say permanent fund dividends formula could be changed 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1007
Judge blocks Trump administration move to undo Obama ban on Arctic oil leasing 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 4 1067
Most Dunleavy budget cuts face legal, political obstacles 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 978
Nome woman arrested after confronting Gov. Dunleavy at airport 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1249
Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against 18 Members and Associates of Violent White 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1239
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1203
Cat that lived 6 years in Alaska general store gets evicted 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 2344
Alaska mayor vetoes law granting LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections 0 workinclasszero Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1178
Unions prep to push back against proposed ferry cuts 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1264
Oil and gas industry 'left harmless' in Dunleavy budget, Democrats say 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1126
Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1143
Why a wilderness lodge in the middle of nowhere became a magnet for mushers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1142
Senate bill would require UA regents to keep Legislature up to date on program accreditation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 974
Gov. Dunleavy abolishes Alaska climate-change commission, removes roadblock for Knik Arm bridge 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1093
'A desperate situation': Mat-Su hospital downsizes planned mental-health facility to bring it online 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1217
Alaska senator says she's likely to back Trump disapproval 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 1747
It's not yet decided whether UAA will reapply for accreditation for its teacher preparation programs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1252
Budget director's history of cutting with 'hatchet, not a scalpel' sparks concern 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1058
Flu cases in Alaska are way up 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1142
Some good budget news: Alaska state debt is declining 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1324
Graduates of UAA education program that lost accreditation will still get 'approved' degrees 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1060
Alaska governor proposes constitutional changes to give voters say on taxes 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1239

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Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1631
Jewelry, guns and money were stolen from the home of one of Alaska's Olympic medalists. But her 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1697
Loss of accreditation could put university's school of education 'years behind' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1172
Governor calls for back payments on Permanent Fund Dividends 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1139
Dunleavy promises budget cuts that could devastate Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1178
Moose wanders into Alaska hospital building 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1971
Kenai Assembly's invocation policy was ruled unconstitutional. Now atheists and a 'pastafarian' are 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1310
Alaska governor seeks disaster declaration after earthquake 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1171
Land swap to lead to logging in Southeast 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1155
Judge dismisses Alaska bonding plan lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1069
Warmer temperatures could cost Alaska up to $700 million 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1117
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake 4 elleng Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1603
Anchorage Assembly sends alcohol sales tax to April ballot 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1250
Groups sue to block oil production in Alaska's Beaufort Sea 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1161
Alaska moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1420
Dunleavy weighs fate of $43 billion gas line plan 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1080
Dunleavy's budget: $3,000 dividend checks but a bigger deficit 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1060
Alaska State Fair could lose its liquor license as alcohol board discusses holding it 'hostage' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1069
Dunleavy to take office as Alaska governor amid ongoing earthquake recovery 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1315
Nearly 1,400 aftershocks have been measured since Friday's 7.0 earthquake in Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1123
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