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Alaska’s public broadcasting stations trying to make up for loss of state funds

7 October 2019 12 h 20 min Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, journalism, media, radio, remote communities, Télévision

Alaska now joins 14 other states that don’t fund public media. Public radio and TV stations across the state lost all their

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Operation uncovers flood of painkillers reaching rural Alaska by mail

23 September 2019 15 h 21 min — 23 September 2019 15 h 24 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, drugs, opioids, rural communities

An operation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal agencies has turned up a previously undocumented drug problem spread

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Seattle council votes to withhold business from oil companies that explore Arctic Refuge

19 September 2019 16 h 46 min — 20 September 2019 13 h 56 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments ANWR, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, energy, oil, Seattle

The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that that leases land in Arctic National

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U.S. Justice Department to send millions to rural Alaska law enforcement

16 September 2019 9 h 59 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Bill Barr, domestic violence, indigenous, justice, legislation, rural, sexual assault

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday how it plans to spend millions of dollars of federal money promised by Attorney

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Alaska losing $102M in military construction for wall on U.S.-Mexico border

5 September 2019 14 h 19 min — 6 September 2019 10 h 38 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, borders, budget, defence, Mexico, military

The U.S. Defense Department has finalized a list of military projects it will defer, using the funds instead to pay

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Alaska governor sends letter encouraging potential Pebble mine investor

28 August 2019 11 h 58 min — 28 August 2019 12 h 08 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, mining, Pebble Mine, Wheaton Precious Metals

Officially, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is neutral on the Pebble mine, in southcentral Alaska. But a letter he wrote to a

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Alaska governor accepts reduced dividends, upholds most vetoes

20 August 2019 14 h 39 min Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, Mike Dunleavy, Permanent Fund

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill on Monday that provides permanent fund dividends of $1,600. He vetoed funding to

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Alaska governor cites public response in veto reversals

15 August 2019 14 h 17 min Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, children, education, elderly, Mike Dunleavy

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy hasn’t wavered from many of his positions since taking office. But that changed this week. Dunleavy

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University of Alaska: Governor halves vetoes, spreads cuts over three years

14 August 2019 11 h 12 min — 14 August 2019 13 h 35 min Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, budget, education, Mike Dunleavy, University of Alaska

In a major reversal, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday he’s agreed to restore roughly half of the funding he vetoed

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Alaska governor reverses potential cuts to senior benefits

13 August 2019 14 h 26 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, budget, elderly, Mike Dunleavy

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is agreeing to restore funding to the state’s senior benefits program. The $21.6 million in general

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Alaska capital budget vetoes to hit homelessness, addiction treatment

12 August 2019 12 h 05 min — 12 August 2019 12 h 08 min Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, alcohol, budget, drugs, homeless, Mike Dunleavy

The capital budget signed into law Thursday by Governor Mike Dunleavy puts well over $100 million to work around the

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No more budget vetoes, dozens of organizations implore Alaska governor

8 August 2019 10 h 28 min Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, budget, Mike Dunleavy, unions

A coalition of more than 25 organizations gathered for a press conference Wednesday in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska under the moniker,

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Alaska gov seeks new study of psychiatric institute privatization

7 August 2019 15 h 34 min Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, health care, healthcare, mental health

U.S. authorities have restored certifications for the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, and state health officials are now re-evaluating privatizing the state-owned

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Ten things to know about Alaska’s budget

2 August 2019 14 h 44 min Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, budget, legislation

Between budgets passing and parts being vetoed, the reverse sweep and a divided Legislature, it can be a confusing time.

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Environmental Protection Agency decision now has contested Alaska mine developers cheering

31 July 2019 14 h 11 min Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Environmental Protection Agency, mining, Pebble Mine

Pebble Limited Partnership, the company trying to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, is

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