Alaska’s new House Tribal Affairs Committee aims to advance state relationships
The Alaska House has a new special committee to focus on tribal affairs. The committee will aim to advance relationships
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Alaska’s Senator Murkowski focusing on innovation, not policy, in fight against climate change
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is talking about global warming more than ever these days. While the Green New Deal is a
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Alaska’s senators diverge on vote to block Trump’s border wall emergency
Alaska’s U.S. senators split on the vote Thursday to block President Trump’s declaration of an emergency. If, as expected, Trump
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Alaskan Pete Kaiser wins 2019 Iditarod dog sled race
A new Iditarod champion has been crowned. Bethel musher Pete Kaiser’s team of eight dogs crossed under the Burled Arch
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Alaska: enviro group says U.S. Interior Dept. hid gaps in ANWR science
An environmental group has published 18 leaked memos by government scientists that outline gaps in knowledge about the Arctic National
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Indigenous oral history gives archeologists insight into early human life
University of Alaska archeologists are employing Indigenous oral history to gain more insight into what human life was like thousands
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U.S. gov clears path for genetically engineered salmon
Genetically engineered salmon is on its way to the United States. U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced Friday
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Proposed Alaska budget could cut programs to bare minimum, school district says
Under Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget, public education is facing a substantial cut. Kindergarten to grade 12 programs would
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President Trump speaks to troops at Alaska military base
U.S. President Donald J. Trump was in Alaska Thursday morning, delivering his first in-person address here since taking office. On
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Trump’s emergency declaration splits Alaska delegation
The vote is expected to be close when the U.S. Senate decides whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s declaration of
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Yukon Quest champ Brent Sass talks about return to elite dog mushing
He’s sitting out this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race — that starts March 2 in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska —
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Alaska governor faces tough criticism over proposed budget cuts
Alaska Gov. Michael Dunleavy’s budget is facing criticism — in legislators’ town halls across the state last weekend, and in
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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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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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Caribou and drilling in ANWR: Canadian research critical of U.S. report
As Canada prepares its final submissions to the U.S. about Porcupine caribou and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two pieces
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