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Permanent fund dividend fight splits Alaska Republicans, some aligned with Democrats

15 July 201916 July 2019 Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Alaska Legislature, budget, Democrats, economy, Permanent Fund, Republicans, taxes

Typically, some of the most intense fights at the Alaska state Capitol are between factions of Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

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Environmental Protection Agency criticism of projected Pebble Mine ‘substantial’, says Alaska’s senator Murkowski

12 July 201915 July 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Murkowski, mining, Pebble Mine

The Environmental Protection Agency issued harsh assessments of the proposed Pebble Mine last week, and they’ve made an impression on

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University of Alaska students, staff on edge due to impending budget cuts

12 July 201915 July 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, education, legislation, University of Alaska

On the day the Legislature unsuccessfully attempted to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item veto, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) biology

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Alaska Legislature fails to override governor’s budget vetoes

11 July 2019 Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, education, Juneau, legislation, Wasilla

The Alaska Legislature failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget vetoes on Wednesday. Without enough lawmakers present to reach

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Alaska senators worry about funding for scholarships, medical education, rural power cost equalization

10 July 2019 Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, education, energy, rural

State senators in Juneau, Alaska raised alarm on Tuesday about the money swept from state budget accounts into a harder-to-access

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Business boom follows glacier’s retreat in Portage, southcentral Alaska

4 July 20195 July 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, glaciers, Portage, tourism

Portage Glacier Cruises, south of Anchorage in southcentral Alaska, recently marked its 30th anniversary of shuttling visitors by boat to

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Alaska mine project may be riskier than thought

3 July 20193 July 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Environmental Protection Agency, mining, Pebble Mine

The Environmental Protection Agency has weighed in once again on the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, and it has mine

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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska

3 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, health, pollution, wildfires

Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.

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Wildfire in Anchorage, Alaska forces rapid response

3 July 20193 July 2019 Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, heat, summer, weather, wildfires

A fast-moving wildland fire erupted in east Anchorage Tuesday afternoon. What officials are calling the Campbell Park Fire was first

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Alaska universities, health services hit hard by governor’s budget vetoes

2 July 2019 Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, education, health care, healthcare, Mike Dunleavy

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed 182 separate line items from the state’s operating budget. During a Friday press conference, Dunleavy

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Temperatures nearing all-time records in Southcentral Alaska

2 July 20192 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, heat, summer, weather

It reached 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 degrees Celsius) in Anchorage on Saturday. Hot by Southcentral Alaska standards, and three degrees

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Art exhibit in Alaska connects bird research to backyards

28 June 201928 June 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, birds, museums

Art and science may seem like very different disciplines. But they converge in a new exhibit in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska

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U.S. gov reconsiders restrictions on controversial Alaska mine project

27 June 201927 June 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Environmental Protection Agency, mining, Pebble Mine

The Environmental Protection Agency announced good news Wednesday for the company backing the proposed Pebble Mine: The EPA is officially

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Blog – U.S. ups rhetoric in Arctic, but not its game

26 June 201928 June 2019 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Alaska, China, Cold War, defence, military

American rhetoric is turning up the temperature in the Arctic while not even really putting its money where its mouth

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Understanding Alaska’s growing senior population

24 June 201921 June 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, demographics, elderly, senior

The senior population in Alaska is growing faster than any other state in the United States. State Demographer Eddie Hunsinger

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