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Alaska landslide damages 3 homes in Juneau, ‘squishes’ pickup truck

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 09:16
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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

Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau
Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 10:17
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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

Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau
Posted: Friday, April 19, 2019 at 15:00
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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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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

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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Blog – When the ice melts, what will happen to Arctic tourism?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, October 1, 2018 at 13:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 09:51
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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

APRN
Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 15:41 — Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2015 at 20:37
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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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A bald eagle sits perched on a tree near the Mendenhall Glacier on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. How will climate change affect Alaska's future? (Becky Bohrer/AP)
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Alaska teens lobby governor on climate change

APRN
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 19:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 20:29
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A group of teenagers are calling on Alaska governor Bill Walker to create a climate change task force. Alaska Youth

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska bill moves to dump daylight savings time

APRN
Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 16:35 — Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015 at 20:34
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Time is a social construct. Its movement is the subject of perennial debate in science, and some physicists have gone

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A bald eagle sits perched on a tree near the Mendenhall Glacier on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. How will climate change affect Alaska's future? (Becky Bohrer/AP)
Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

As Alaska warms, climate change awkward subject for lawmakers

APRN
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 21:57 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 20:04
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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

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014 at 18:55 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 19:25
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JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell last month traveled to Ketchikan to announce that an Alaska shipyard in that city would

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