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Alaska’s unique power sector can’t afford to be penalized in congressional process
Executives Dan Menth and Dave Messier write in a commentary that nonprofit power cooperatives didn’t qualify for federal ...
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs emergency declaration for Dalton Highway flooding
The emergency declaration allows the Federal Highway Administration to pay for up to 90% of long-term repairs.
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Congress approves bills dealing with Native federal aid and land for Alaska Native villages
House Resolution 42 and House Resolution 43 are headed to Donald Trump's desk and are expected to become law soon.
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Alaska legislators probe state’s conduct with federal immigration detainees
Testimony on Friday showed civil detainees three to a cell and revealed pepper spray had been used against them once.
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In rural Alaska, public media is part of our safety net
Justin Smith of Gustavus writes in a commentary that in an emergency, he turns to KTOO, his local public media station.
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Alaska appeals court affirms that ‘turtling’ during an arrest is legal
An Anchorage man successfully challenged his conviction for resisting arrest after city prosecutors agreed that they lacked ...
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Clean energy tax credits help build a brighter, more affordable future for Alaska
Joelle Hall writes in a commentary that clean energy tax credits strengthened energy efficiency while getting major projects ...
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How a raid in SC freeing 700 slaves became a Pulitzer Prize-winning book
The nation’s last slaves weren’t freed until two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865, known as ...
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UAA’s College of Health empowers Alaska’s future, one nurse at a time
UAA Provost Denise Runge writes in a commentary about the impact of the UAA College of Health School of Nursing.
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A national quest for uranium comes to remote Western Alaska, raising fears in a nearby village
Prospectors have long suspected the Seward Peninsula could hold vast stores of uranium essential to nuclear energy and ...
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Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?
A dive into what changes the U.S. Senate is considering for Arctic oil and gas, Ambler Road, and what it could mean for ...
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In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of mining, speculators power a hunt for Alaska’s minerals
Roundup has a focus on the geology of western North America, making it an especially big deal for companies with mining ...