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University of Alaska students, staff on edge due to impending budget cuts

12 July 201915 July 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, education, legislation, University of Alaska

On the day the Legislature unsuccessfully attempted to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item veto, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) biology

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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska

3 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, health, pollution, wildfires

Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.

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Wildfire in Anchorage, Alaska forces rapid response

3 July 20193 July 2019 Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, forest fires, heat, summer, weather, wildfires

A fast-moving wildland fire erupted in east Anchorage Tuesday afternoon. What officials are calling the Campbell Park Fire was first

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Temperatures nearing all-time records in Southcentral Alaska

2 July 20192 July 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, heat, summer, weather

It reached 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 degrees Celsius) in Anchorage on Saturday. Hot by Southcentral Alaska standards, and three degrees

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Art exhibit in Alaska connects bird research to backyards

28 June 201928 June 2019 Amy Mostafa, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, birds, museums

Art and science may seem like very different disciplines. But they converge in a new exhibit in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska

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Will a new policing strategy help fight crime in Alaska’s largest city?

11 June 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, crime, police

Police in Anchorage, Alaska are trying something new: having officers patrol beats built around community boundaries, rather than covering the

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33-month sentence in theft of ancient mammoth tusk in Alaska

6 June 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, artifacts, crime, justice

The case of a fossilized mammoth tusk stolen in Anchorage, Alaska last year has finally come to a close. On

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Alaska’s largest city unveils climate plan calling for 80 percent emissions cut by 2050

7 May 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, climate change, emissions

The Municipality of Anchorage is unveiling a long-term plan for handling climate change. On Tuesday, the city’s Assembly is receiving

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Southcentral Alaska: In death, beached humpack whale offers clues, research samples, food

3 May 2019 Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, whales, wildlife

A humpback whale that beached in Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage near Girdwood, in southcentral Alaska, has died. Biologists say

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Anchorage, Alaska school district to allow for Indigenous attire at graduation

25 April 201925 April 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, education, indigenous

Kenneth Huffer always knew his family was Native American. But the blond-haired, blue-eyed Chugiak High School senior says the first

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Moving Alaska’s legislature to Anchorage could cost up to $45M, analysts say

19 April 201918 April 2019 Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, Juneau

Moving Alaska’s Legislature from Juneau to Anchorage could cost anywhere from a little less than $3 million the first year

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Budget cuts threaten transitional housing program in Alaska’s largest city

9 April 2019 Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, housing

Four years ago, Earlene Franklin drove trucks on the North Slope. It was a good job, she said: It provided

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Hundreds rally in Anchorage against Alaska governor’s proposed budget cuts

27 March 201927 March 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, Mike Dunleavy

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and members of his administration spoke at forum Tuesday night hosted by the Alaska chapter of

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Alaskans pack hearing to testify on proposed state budget cuts

26 March 2019 Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Anchorage, budget, education, Infrastructure, Mike Dunleavy

About 100 Alaskans testified before lawmakers during a public budget hearing in Anchorage on Sunday. The meeting was one of

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Alaska’s largest airport expects more passengers this summer

20 March 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments airports, Alaska, Anchorage, Ted Stevens International Airport, tourism, travel

Airport managers in Anchorage, Alaska are expecting more passengers this summer. Passenger capacity on planes flying to the Ted Stevens

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