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Biggest budget item in Alaska history awaits lawmakers' verdict 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1531

Dissent at DEC emerges over roll-back of PFAS regulations 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1377

As the ice goes, Arctic nations find their bonds are tested 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1459

Attorney general says school funding plan is unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1417

Four months into 2019, Anchorage on pace to break homicide record 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 1 1635

Alaskan company, subsidiary pay $2 million to US in bribery scheme involving Fort Bliss contracts 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1556

Former bank worker in Alaska sentenced in theft of $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1571

Senators hear opposition to rewrite of Permanent Fund dividend formula 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1376

Survey: Southeast business leaders pan Duneavy budget priorities 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1531

Alaska Attorney General has surgery after plane lands in Seattle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1806

A permafrost meltdown in Alaska is happening now and rapid changes are coming with it 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 10 1979

Senate panel bumps University of Alaska funding by $5 million over House budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1545

Union sues to block privatization of Alaska Psychiatric Institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1466

Lawmakers vote down Board of Fisheries nominee after sexual harassment allegations surface 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1413

Southeast Alaska marine pilots concerned about Royal Princess megaship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1775

Cost to move Legislature could be up to $45M if state builds office, analysts find 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1436

Murkowski calls for many 'silver bullets' to tackle climate change 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1444

Sentencing set for ex-Alaska bank employee who stole $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1618

Alaska woman sentenced to federal prison for defrauding an Anchorage medical practice 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1695

Ballot initiative to move Alaska Legislature's meetings clears early hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1475

Former Gov. Bill Walker lands at political ally's law firm 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1440

UA regents vote to eliminate UAA's teacher preparation programs after accreditation loss 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1591

Lawmakers seek competitive contract to run psychiatric institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1464

As Alaska budget tightens, $1.2 billion oil tax deduction comes under scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1415

In Ketchikan, Dunleavy presents arguments for big budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1475

Alaska campaign regulator drops fines against Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1408

Alaska Senate OKs bill allowing state fair to continue selling alcohol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1448

Dunleavy signs first bill, sending millions to Alaska earthquake reconstruction effort 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1464

Alaska House agrees with Senate on rolling back Legislative ethics law 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1525

Alaska House presses plan to reject Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1415

Alaska Continued...

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Alaska Legislature Alaska House sends disaster-relief bill to governor's desk 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1501

Internal report says Alaska Mental Health Trust nominee 'acted inappropriately' at Juneau bar 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1480

After hearing from 1,800 Alaskans, House ready to form budget to counter Dunleavy's 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1462

Alaska state senators say permanent fund dividends formula could be changed 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1491

Judge blocks Trump administration move to undo Obama ban on Arctic oil leasing 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 4 1534

Most Dunleavy budget cuts face legal, political obstacles 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1414

Nome woman arrested after confronting Gov. Dunleavy at airport 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1730

Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against 18 Members and Associates of Violent White 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1731

Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1592

Cat that lived 6 years in Alaska general store gets evicted 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 3139

Alaska mayor vetoes law granting LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections 0 workinclasszero Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1544

Unions prep to push back against proposed ferry cuts 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1811

Oil and gas industry 'left harmless' in Dunleavy budget, Democrats say 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1491

Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1578

Why a wilderness lodge in the middle of nowhere became a magnet for mushers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1563

Senate bill would require UA regents to keep Legislature up to date on program accreditation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1441

Gov. Dunleavy abolishes Alaska climate-change commission, removes roadblock for Knik Arm bridge 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1564

'A desperate situation': Mat-Su hospital downsizes planned mental-health facility to bring it online 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1707

Alaska senator says she's likely to back Trump disapproval 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2331

It's not yet decided whether UAA will reapply for accreditation for its teacher preparation programs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1823

Budget director's history of cutting with 'hatchet, not a scalpel' sparks concern 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1511

Flu cases in Alaska are way up 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1620

Some good budget news: Alaska state debt is declining 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1848

Graduates of UAA education program that lost accreditation will still get 'approved' degrees 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1465

Alaska governor proposes constitutional changes to give voters say on taxes 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1654

Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2156

Jewelry, guns and money were stolen from the home of one of Alaska's Olympic medalists. But her 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2191

Loss of accreditation could put university's school of education 'years behind' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1529

Governor calls for back payments on Permanent Fund Dividends 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1541

Dunleavy promises budget cuts that could devastate Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1598

Alaska Continued...

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Moose wanders into Alaska hospital building 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2666

Kenai Assembly's invocation policy was ruled unconstitutional. Now atheists and a 'pastafarian' are 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1779

Alaska governor seeks disaster declaration after earthquake 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1636

Land swap to lead to logging in Southeast 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1580

Judge dismisses Alaska bonding plan lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1470

Warmer temperatures could cost Alaska up to $700 million 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1504

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake 4 elleng Dec 2018 Jan 2019 4 2347

Anchorage Assembly sends alcohol sales tax to April ballot 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1744

Groups sue to block oil production in Alaska's Beaufort Sea 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1588

Alaska moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 2024

Dunleavy weighs fate of $43 billion gas line plan 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1490

Dunleavy's budget: $3,000 dividend checks but a bigger deficit 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1487

Alaska State Fair could lose its liquor license as alcohol board discusses holding it 'hostage' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1490

Dunleavy to take office as Alaska governor amid ongoing earthquake recovery 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1841

Nearly 1,400 aftershocks have been measured since Friday's 7.0 earthquake in Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1557

I'd like to shout out to my home at heart Alaska 2 Separation Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 3104

Grizzly bear kills woman and baby in Yukon 4 Steerpike Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 2914

Fighting Crime in Alaska's Remote Villages 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 2178

Walker's team 'strongly' resisted as Dunleavy transition asks all at-will Alaska state workers for 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1867

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1285

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