Alaska remote diesel generators win exemption from pollution rule
Congress has passed a bill to exempt diesel generators in rural Alaska from an air quality rule that village utilities
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U.S. Justice Department to send millions to rural Alaska law enforcement
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday how it plans to spend millions of dollars of federal money promised by Attorney
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New Corrections Act brings big changes to jails in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories’ overhaul of its corrections law could be a new model for reconciliation and offer inmates “a light
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Nunavut signs devolution agreement-in-principle with Canada, Inuit organization
Nunavut has reached an agreement-in-principle on devolution with the government of Canada and the territorial Inuit organization. Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations
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MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories approve updates to decades-old oil ans gas laws
MLAs in the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, have passed two pieces of oil and gas legislation, replacing decades-old legislation.
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to overhaul smoking laws, raise minimum age to buy tobacco
The Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, is set to raise minimum age to buy tobacco to 19 as part of
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MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories expect ‘hectic’ sitting ahead of territorial election
Northwest Territories MLAs, in Northern Canada, have a jam-packed agenda as they head into their last scheduled sitting before the
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Ten things to know about Alaska’s budget
Between budgets passing and parts being vetoed, the reverse sweep and a divided Legislature, it can be a confusing time.
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University of Alaska students, staff on edge due to impending budget cuts
On the day the Legislature unsuccessfully attempted to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item veto, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) biology
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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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New bylaw in Inuvik, Arctic Canada bans cannabis stores in ‘downtown corridor’
If a cannabis retail store eventually opens in Inuvik, N.W.T., it won’t be in the town’s main downtown retail sector.
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Canada’s new Indigenous languages law does not protect Inuit languages, leaders say
Inuit leaders are calling on the Canadian government to make a real commitment to protect Inuit languages, saying the recently
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Alaska governor says permanent fund dividend formula must be approved by popular vote
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy told a working group of state senators and representatives on Wednesday that any changes they propose
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Canadian eastern Arctic: Inuit values, inmate care, focus of new Nunavut Corrections Act
Nunavut’s new Corrections Act focuses on Inuit participation, mental health for inmates, and creates an independent oversight position for the
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Alaska working group seeks way forward on permanent fund dividend amid heated debate
The size of this year’s permanent fund dividend looms over every other issue facing the Alaska state government. Gov. Mike
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