Alaska landslide damages 3 homes in Juneau, ‘squishes’ pickup truck
A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the evacuation of about a dozen residents and caused power
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Alaska Legislature fails to override governor’s budget vetoes
The Alaska Legislature failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget vetoes on Wednesday. Without enough lawmakers present to reach
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Moving Alaska’s legislature to Anchorage could cost up to $45M, analysts say
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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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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Blog – When the ice melts, what will happen to Arctic tourism?
Glimmering aurora have returned to light up northern night skies, meaning that summer is drawing to a close. With these
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Alaska senate passes bill to end daylight saving time
The Alaska State Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate daylight saving time. Fighting over Alaska’s clocks has been
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Alaska teens lobby governor on climate change
A group of teenagers are calling on Alaska governor Bill Walker to create a climate change task force. Alaska Youth
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Alaska bill moves to dump daylight savings time
Time is a social construct. Its movement is the subject of perennial debate in science, and some physicists have gone
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As Alaska warms, climate change awkward subject for lawmakers
The last time legislation specifically focused on climate change was in 2006. There have since been energy efficiency bills, and
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New ferry contract part of effort to create shipbuilding industry in Alaska
JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell last month traveled to Ketchikan to announce that an Alaska shipyard in that city would
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