Alaska Governor Walker drops re-election bid and backs Democratic candidate
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced Friday that he is suspending his campaign for reelection. That leaves a two-person race for
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Governor Walker apologizes for historical trauma at Alaska Federation of Natives convention
The first day of the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage saw protests and a high-level apology. Valerie Nurr’araaluk
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‘Our ancestors are our fire’: Elders and Youth conference hosted in southern Alaska
Day one of the annual Elders and Youth conference wrapped up in Anchorage, southern Alaska on Monday. The annual conference
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Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in Alaska
Monday was Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska, and there were gatherings across the state commemorating and celebrating Alaska Native people.
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Can a Northeast Chinese city be Alaska’s next big trade partner?
Friday morning, a group of Chinese business delegates from the northeastern city of Harbin visited Anchorage to foster discussions over
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Alaska Senate joins House in declaring Native languages emergency
The Alaska Senate joined the House on Wednesday in asking Gov. Bill Walker to recognize that the decline of
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Alaska senator reveals ANWR drilling details
Sen. Lisa Murkowski Wednesday released legislation that would open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. If
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Alaska youth environmental group asks state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
A group of youth activists, impatient with the state’s response to global warming, formally petitioned Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s administration
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Alaska leaders say military is ready to protect the state from North Korean threats
WASHINGTON — Alaska’s political leaders say that the state’s military defenses are ready to protect the United States from a
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Alaska Governor sends infrastructure wish list to President Trump
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has sent President Donald Trump a wish list of projects for inclusion in a potential federal infrastructure
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Alaska Governor touts U.S.-China deal as helping LNG project, but analysts are doubtful
While some analysts are skeptical that the new trade agreement between the United States and China will help Alaska’s gas export project, a state
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Following Trump visit, Chinese president stops in Anchorage to meet with Alaska Governor
Gov. Bill Walker said he discussed issues ranging from Alaska’s long-proposed gas line project to the state’s potential as a
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Alaska governor asks Trump to throw his weight behind natural gas project
Alaska’s governor is asking President Donald Trump to lend his support to what he termed an “ideal” megaproject — the $45 billion
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Federal review of Arctic Alaska controversial mining road begins
State money may be in doubt for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project, one of Alaska’s “Roads to Resources,” but
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How will Alaskans talk climate change with the Trump administration?
How do state officials and indigenous leaders in Alaska, where the climate is warming faster than almost any other place
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