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COVID-19 Roundup: $75-million for Canada’s Indigenous people ; Russia’s Yakutian parents should do a better job of self-isolating children

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 16:09 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 16:27
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $75-million in new funding on Thursday that will go to organizations that serve First

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Blog – Is this the end of the Arctic Council and the Arctic governance as we know it?

Timo Koivurova
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 15:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 15:55
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For a long time, many of us observing Arctic affairs have been using the term Rovaniemi Arctic spirit when we

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US Dept. of Transportation awards $25M for Port of Alaska upgrades

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 15:24
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The Port of Alaska is getting $25 million in federal funds to help improve and modernize. The money was announced

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Group seeking Alaska governor recall sues over rejected application

Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 10:47 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 10:48
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The group seeking to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has sued over the rejection of its recall application. Recall Dunleavy filed

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Alaska gov disputes public defender caseloads, but recommends reforms

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 11:44
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration unveiled a new report that looks at the status of public defenders across Alaska. It

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US Senate passes bill with funds for missing and murdered Indigenous women

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 09:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 14:46
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate last week agreed to spend $6.5 million to tackle the epidemic of missing and murdered

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Donald Trump backs Alaska governor on Twitter amid recall effort

Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau
Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 11:55
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to support Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The president helped raise funds to oppose

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U.S. senator from Alaska joins measure denouncing House’s Trump impeachment inquiry

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 10:48
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U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is co-sponsoring a resolution that bashes the House for its impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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Fight over contested Alaska mine project aired at US House hearing

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 09:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 15:23
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For Alaskans opposed to the Pebble Mine, a hearing in the U.S. House Wednesday was an opportunity to raise the

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Former Alaska state lawyer sues after being fired for not signing governor’s “pledge of loyalty”

Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau
Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 15:53
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A Fairbanks lawyer who used to work for the state has filed a lawsuit, saying she was fired after refusing

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Company behind contested Alaska mine project pays $1M to hire Washington lobbyists

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 12:09
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The U.S. House will hold a hearing on the Pebble Mine, in Southwest Alaska, on Wednesday. Members of Congress should be

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Alaska prisons filling up since state’s reversal on justice reform

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 14:42
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The Alaska Department of Corrections is planning to send hundreds of inmates to prisons outside of Alaska. The department says

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U.S. Justice Dept. awards $42 million in tribal grants to fight crime, help victims in rural Alaska

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 14:51
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Speaking to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks, in the state’s Interior region, Thursday, U.S. Attorney General William

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Alaska’s senator Murkowski breaks ranks on ethical questions about President Trump

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 14:30
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Lisa Murkowski is living up to her reputation as one of the few Republican senators likely to break party ranks

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Protest, policy critiques mark first day of Alaska Federation of Natives Convention

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 12:03 — Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 13:16
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As the year’s Alaska Federation of Natives Convention began Thursday in Fairbanks, in the state’s Interior region, this year’s theme

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