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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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Union expects at least 1,378 Alaska federal employees in probationary status to be fired
The American Federation of Government Employees said more firings from the Department of Defense are expected, including U.S.
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Southeast Alaska residents invited to join new state parks advisory board
Alaska State Parks is forming a Southeast Advisory Board. Residents of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau, and Haines can ...
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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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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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Those battling Alaska child abuse argue state law lacks physical abuse protections
Pictures featuring children who underwent child abuse evaluations at The Children’s Hospital at Providence were shown to some ...
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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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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 ...