Proposed cuts to Alaska’s Medicaid raises concern for health centers, hospitals
Medicaid is one of the most expensive parts of Alaska’s budget. And Gov. Michael Dunleavy is proposing a huge cut
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Politics (USA)
Alaska’s Murkowski a no-show at Senate vote on abortion bill
The stage was set in the U.S. Senate Monday for a divisive vote related to late-term abortion, and one open
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Alaska Congressman seeks legal path for cannabidiol
Alaska Congressman Don Young has joined a group of House Democrats who are seeking legal status for a product called
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Alaska’s Senator Sullivan: President Trump’s emergency wall money ‘probably legal’
“Probably legal” – That’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s opinion on the emergency President Trump declared to redirect money to the
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Alaska budget: senator Murkowski cool to governor Dunleavy’s proposed cuts
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in her annual address to the state Legislature that the state has big budget decisions to
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Donald Trump’s wall could drain money from Alaska military projects
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to get money for a border wall that Congress refused
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Proposed Alaska budget: send inmates out of state to cut correctional services spending
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget for the Department of Corrections cuts $19 million from this year’s budget. About $12.8
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Public lands bill passing U.S. Senate a big win for Alaska’s Murkowski
The U.S. Senate Tuesday passed a massive public lands bill, and to the delight of its sponsor, Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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Drilling opponents in U.S. House launch bill to close ANWR
In the U.S. House, opponents of development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (northern Alaska) filed a bill Monday that
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Trump’s pick for U.S. Interior secretary has worked for Alaska and energy industry
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated David Bernhardt to be the next secretary of Interior, to replace Ryan Zinke. Bernhardt
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Trump Administration approves funds for Alaska earthquake recovery
On Thursday, the state cleared a major hurdle in the effort to recover from the November 30th earthquake that rocked
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Mining company boosts spending to lobby U.S. government for contested Alaska project
Pebble Limited Partnership spent more than $1 million last year to lobby the U.S. government on its plan to dig
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‘Uber for icebreakers’ idea gains traction in U.S. Senate
This was the year Congress was finally going to spend some serious money to build an icebreaker. A Senate spending
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U.S. government shutdown will doom Arctic projects in court, critics say
Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily fund the Interior Department, the Coast Guard and other closed
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Alaska’s US senators veer apart on shutdown votes
In the U.S. Senate Thursday, two bills that would have ended the partial government shutdown failed to get enough votes
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