Alaska’s public broadcasting stations trying to make up for loss of state funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pebble Limited Partnership, the company trying to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, is
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