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Expecting deep budget cuts, UA Board of Regents discusses restructuring 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1628
State raises concerns about tugs to be used for oil tanker escort 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1901
Expect deep snow and minus-27 chill for Fairbanks start of Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1600
Owner of new Sitka pot shop working to keep up with demand 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1496
Anchorage Jewish community center among bomb-threat targets 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1658
Industry reps voice concerns over proposed oil tax bill 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1435
200-year-old Russian wreck found on Kruzov Island near Sitka 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2182
Palmer City Council addresses trip to Juneau, new Fred Meyer and dogs in parks 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1582
Palmer to pay nearly $200K in fines over sewage pollution problem 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1882
Alaska House Democrats introduce oil-tax bill, sparking heated debate 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1608
Alaska lawmakers eye their own budget for reductions 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1345
Lawmaker would boost Alaska studded tire fee to $75 each from $5 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1838
Juneau Assembly to homeless: Sleep in the wrong place, pay a fine 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1439
Senate approves bill to raise millions for state, while House signs energy efficiency program 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1386
Permanent Fund Dividend fraud detection program falls short of promised savings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1651
Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks: March 4 start in Anchorage, March 6 restart in Fairbanks 0 FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1811
Alaska's Rejection of Plan for Pot Use at Stores Gets Cloudy 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1819
Alaska lawmakers mull spending cap amid deficit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1574
Hundreds gather in Anchorage to protest Trump's immigration ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1706
Insurance company denies $2.3 million claim for Mat-Su port repairs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1712
Anchorage reaches settlement with key contractor in port lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1539
Walker introduces bill to comply with Real ID Act 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1973
Anchorage investor tries to torpedo state income tax 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1895
Deficit-reduction bills from Walker would freeze pay for 2,250 state workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1573
Rural Alaska legislator billed state more than $20,000 to ship appliances, piano 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1777
Homer City Council takes step to help homeless 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1868
Why I Live Where I Live:14 Alaskans Tell Their Stories 1 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2493
Even in Alaska, temperatures as low as -59 are hard to handle 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2125
ConocoPhillips announces big oil discovery in NPR-A 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2282
Senator proposes fix for the budget without taxes - but with big cuts 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1924

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Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1945
The Alaska Legislature returns with a new House majority, but it faces the same old budget problem 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1935
Alaskas budget crisis hits lawmakers where it hurts: their stomachs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2656
Legal weed is hard to come by in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1683
Tiny Nikiski makes ambitious bid to become Alaskas biggest city 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1675
British Columbia to clean up mine near Juneau 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2028
Agency for Alaska's mentally ill tests legal limits with $40 million real estate investment 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2055
Obama administration moves to protect some of the most remote areas of Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1713
New Alaska Senate president on upcoming session: 'Its OK for politicians to fight' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1444
Mayor says Anchorage needs a sales tax for Seward Highway patrols, property tax relief 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2494
Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2060
Alaska biathletes clinch spots on U.S. team headed to world championships-This is so AWESOME!!!! 0 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2859
Anti-fluoride ballot initiatives get support from Anchorage legislators 7 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 4153
State helps disabled with new program 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2631
Alaska Legislature expected to address alcohol law revision 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2768
State employees union to file grievance over DOT outsourcing 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1331
Developers of Anchorage office building take Alaska lawmakers to court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2577
State senator takes lawsuit over reduced permanent fund dividend to Alaska Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2584
Bogoslof volcano under heightened alert after another eruption 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2630
Alaska's top anti-rape leader forced out 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1431
AK Fireweed Cannabis Shop opens in Downtown Anchorage 0 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2024
Polar Bears Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village. 1 elleng Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2627
Gallo's, Taco King ordered to pay Alaska workers $850,000 in back wages 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2417
FBI notes rise of gang violence in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1913
Judge in Alaska tosses lawsuit against electors 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2559
Alaska Republican Party formally pulls support from 3 of its own 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2352
Alaska Gov. Walker looks again to Permanent Fund for revenue in new budget proposal 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1940
Former Alaska House press secretary convicted of disorderly conduct; assault charges dropped 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1620
State wins case against oil companies worth an estimated $500 million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1816
First Pot Shop Opens in Anchorage 2 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1969

Alaska Continued...

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March 24, 1989 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2661
Renowned Chilkat weaver Clarissa Rizal dies of cancer. 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 2173
When oil companies move employees out of state, who sells the houses left behind? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1998
77 mushers sign up for 2017 Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1674
Governor feuds with ExxonMobil as state moves to take over LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1501
Four found dead in Fairbanks hotel room 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1804
Black Friday is an unpaid day for many state employees 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2135
Alaskans vow pushback if Trump targets mountain's new name 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1857
Alaska Gov. Walker looks to local leaders for help lobbying lawmakers on budget plan 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1658
2 moose found frozen mid-fight near village 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 5 2431
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1431
Gov. Walker diagnosed with treatable prostate cancer 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2077
Federal judge rejects lawsuit challenging Alaska’s limits on campaign donations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1340
Fairbanks police officer injured in shooting dies after surgery complications 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 4 1671
Alaska town defies icy conditions to find creative solution to food shortage problems 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1709
This is usually the point in the campaign where Don Young says something deranged at a high school. 1 Ken Burch Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1588
Troll should have exited her Assembly seat graciously 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 3 2349
Despite objections from mushers, Iditarod will allow phones for 2017 race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1886
Barrow's new name is its old one, Utqiaġvik. Local Iñupiaq leaders hope its use heals as it teaches. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1479
Why the Trump movement never really took off in red-state Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1793
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