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More cruise traffic in Alaska is followed by more wastewater violations, officials say
As cruise ship visitation has increased, so have water-quality violations, state officials told lawmakers last week.
Alaska governor proposes lifting state’s longtime ban on fish farms
If signed into law, HB 111 wouldn’t allow salmon farming, but it would allow the farming of “any bony fish belonging to the ...
Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas ...
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Immigrants and refugees in Alaska feel uncertainty under Trump administration
Alaska does not have an immigration detention center — the closest is in Tacoma, Washington. Two full-time U.S. Border Patrol ...
Alaska House majority slows fast-moving school funding boost for further negotiations
The Alaska House majority on Friday chose to slow down a major school funding boost its members had previously expedited ...
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Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?
For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second ...
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Alaska House advances school funding bill over Republican objections
Bipartisan House majority members say a big school funding boost is urgently needed, with the state’s education system in ...
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Juneau one of two Joann stores in Alaska listed for closure
The Ohio-based company filed a motion in bankruptcy court on Wednesday seeking to close nearly two-thirds of its stores as a ...
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Alaska state employees rally for more pay and benefits on same day mass federal firings occur
As thousands of federal workers were being fired on Valentine’s Day by the Trump administration, a group of about 70 state ...