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In Congress, Alaskans are split over shutdown

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 13:05 — Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2019 at 09:13
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Republicans in Congress remain mostly united behind President Trump and his rejection of legislation to re-open government departments unless it

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Why Alaska’s US senators oppose a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 14:55
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With help from the Trump White House, a criminal justice reform bill is cruising through Congress. The First Step Act

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Will Congress put off building an icebreaker to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border?

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 09:57 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 09:58
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U.S. President Donald Trump is in a stand-off with Congress. He said he’ll shut down the government if he doesn’t

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U.S. Congress authorizes six icebreakers in Pentagon bill

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 10:07 — Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2018 at 15:25
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The United States’ annual defense policy bill cleared Congress Wednesday with a pay raise for the troops and a provision

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New farm bill program aims to fight food insecurity in Alaska

Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, July 30, 2018 at 12:09 — Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2018 at 12:24
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Around one in eight Alaskans have wondered at some point in the last year where their next meal will come

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Alaska Senate joins House in declaring Native languages emergency

Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:56
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  The Alaska Senate joined the House on Wednesday in asking Gov. Bill Walker to recognize that the decline of

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

5 ways Trump’s budget could pinch Alaska

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 09:56
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President Trump’s 2019 budget would cut a lot of line-items that benefit Alaska. It’s more of a statement of values

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Improving water access in rural Alaska needs less studies, more action, says U.S. senator

Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, October 24, 2016 at 17:05 — Last Updated: Monday, October 24, 2016 at 17:28
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U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan spoke at Alaska Federation of Natives last week about improving water and sewer access in rural Alaska

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Alaskans and an Interior Department official testify at a U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources hearing on Arctic drilling issues on June 16, 2015.(Erica Martinson/Alaska Dispatch News)
General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

Let locals decide fate of Arctic drilling says U.S. politician

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 19:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 18:59
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WASHINGTON — What happens in the Arctic is the Arctic’s business, Rep. Don Young told members of a House subcommittee on

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U.S. defense secretary, Ashton Carter, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill March 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia Special Features 

U.S. needs Arctic military strategy says defense secretary

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 14:04 — Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015 at 20:34
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U.S. secretary of defense, Ash Carter, affirmed on Tuesday the need for a U.S. military strategy for the Arctic as

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Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski listens during a session of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill January 8, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska senator swings at Obama Arctic wildness plan but misses

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 16:24 — Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015 at 20:11
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Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday failed to land her first counterpunch at the Obama administration’s new Arctic conservation policies.

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U.S. House passes bill to allow sale of feathery art

APRN
Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 16:32 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 22:23
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The U.S. House passed a bill Monday to allow Alaska Natives to sell handicrafts that include the feathers of migratory

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Missile defense budget shows continued Alaska role

APRN
Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 10:02
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The ground-based missile defense system, which includes interceptors at Fort Greeley, failed at target practice over the Pacific last year.

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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