In Congress, Alaskans are split over shutdown
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
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?
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
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
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
The Alaska Senate joined the House on Wednesday in asking Gov. Bill Walker to recognize that the decline of
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5 ways Trump’s budget could pinch Alaska
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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Improving water access in rural Alaska needs less studies, more action, says U.S. senator
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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Let locals decide fate of Arctic drilling says U.S. politician
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. needs Arctic military strategy says defense secretary
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 swings at Obama Arctic wildness plan but misses
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
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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Missile defense budget shows continued Alaska role
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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