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Barring budget fix, Alaska Marine Highway System will shut down July 1 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3150
Alaska lawmakers facing pressure as shutdown threat looms 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3136
Alaskans get another extension as state prepares to implement Real ID 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2261
Budget standoff continues as House votes to double Permanent Fund dividends 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3154
After setbacks, Alaska space business again has high hopes 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4265
Judge rejects effort to block recall election of 3 Homer City Council members 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 5292
Major sponsor pulls Iditarod support 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5215
Alaska House, without budget deal, breaks for Memorial Day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4913
Agency takes tectonics study to earthquake-prone Alaska 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5051
Yelling and boos fill Sen. Sullivan's raucous Anchorage town hall 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 5308
Opening ANWR to oil drilling is priority in Trump's proposed budget 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4772
UA-Fairbanks named its bird lab after this man. Now he's guilty of bird smuggling. 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5863
On the last day of school, Anchorage principals hand layoff notices to 220 teachers 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 5395
Many Alaskans' GCI internet bills may be going up soon 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5081
Alaska lawmaker censured over abortion comment 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 3421
State won't consider changes to beer tax 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4314
Alaska marijuana sales reach new high 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1819
Alaska may lose its 24/7 earthquake monitors to budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4043
Alaska Dispatch News reporter slapped by Wasilla lawmaker 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4182
Updated oil tax numbers from Gov. Walker's administration boost state accounts by $100 million 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 3909
Fairbanks and North Pole students stage walkout, rally against proposed education cuts 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4032
Trump issues executive order revoking Northern Bering Sea protection and tribal participation 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 5301
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3634
Alaska lawmakers mull measure calling abortion 'child abuse' 4 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 4294
Real ID debate prompts fears about disclosure of Alaskans' Social Security numbers 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 5100
Anchorage initiative seeks to limit bathroom and locker room use to gender on birth certificate 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 5284
Senators ask governor to save Pioneer Homes 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 4975
Juneau prepares for lawsuit against cruise ship industry 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5169
Soldotna council directs administration to draft pot ban legislation 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1807
Destroyed by an eruption, life returns to an Alaska island 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1873

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Appointment of transgender man irks conservative Alaska lawmakers 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4815
UA officials discuss what deep budget cuts mean for system 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4838
Republican stripped of committee posts after defying Alaska Senate majority on budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6471
Alaska House votes to restructure Permanent Fund and slice dividends 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4822
A pipeline built to survive extremes can't bear slow oil flow 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6547
Northern Edge military exercise again brings unease to Alaska coastal towns 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4875
State gas line agency applies for permission to build Alaska LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1612
Anchorage 19-year-old charged with sexually assaulting 10 women in 2 years 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 2120
University of Alaska officials: Cuts could lead to midyear tuition hike, axed programs 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3238
China president's plane stops in Alaska after Trump visit 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 6064
(Warning:Graphic) WOW! Siberian Tiger from Russia visits Southwest Alaska...(from November 4, 2016) 11 FrankfurtCat Apr 2017 Apr 2017 9 21184
Bethel protests 2 more liquor store applications 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1894
Legislative inaction on Real ID could be a real problem for Alaskans who travel or work on military 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 4814
Ad campaign targets lawmakers as battle over income tax heats up 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3254
Alaska lawmakers are inching toward overtime again. Is the 90-day limit defunct? 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3717
Alaska senators get behind bill to clean up America's trashed coastlines 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3314
Alaska purchase was just part of Seward's legacy 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 3236
Federal immigration officials arrest 4 in Anchorage during weekend operation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 4256
A new runway in Aniak is in the works for $55 million. People who live there don't see any need. 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2241
Trump's budget cuts deep gash into Alaska's federal funding 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1999
4 sentenced in Anchorage check-fraud scheme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2214
Permanent Fund Dividend on the chopping block 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2019
Juneau sees record dump of snow Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1931
Lawmakers slash own pay 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1967
Iditarod winner sets record for oldest, fastest musher 1 nitpicker Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1930
Iditarod Mushers Begin Nearly 1,000-mile Race Across Alaska 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2467
Homer City Council votes down 'inclusivity' resolution 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2716
Anchorage Credit Union 1 Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2062
4 former Kenai Peninsula residents accused of stealing $50K from public assistance program 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2308
Expecting deep budget cuts, UA Board of Regents discusses restructuring 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1853

Alaska Continued...

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State raises concerns about tugs to be used for oil tanker escort 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2199
Expect deep snow and minus-27 chill for Fairbanks start of Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1935
Owner of new Sitka pot shop working to keep up with demand 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1727
Anchorage Jewish community center among bomb-threat targets 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2068
Industry reps voice concerns over proposed oil tax bill 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1666
200-year-old Russian wreck found on Kruzov Island near Sitka 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2497
Palmer City Council addresses trip to Juneau, new Fred Meyer and dogs in parks 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1912
Palmer to pay nearly $200K in fines over sewage pollution problem 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2247
Alaska House Democrats introduce oil-tax bill, sparking heated debate 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1943
Alaska lawmakers eye their own budget for reductions 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1594
Lawmaker would boost Alaska studded tire fee to $75 each from $5 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2118
Juneau Assembly to homeless: Sleep in the wrong place, pay a fine 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1734
Senate approves bill to raise millions for state, while House signs energy efficiency program 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1644
Permanent Fund Dividend fraud detection program falls short of promised savings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1906
Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks: March 4 start in Anchorage, March 6 restart in Fairbanks 0 FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2093
Alaska's Rejection of Plan for Pot Use at Stores Gets Cloudy 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2117
Alaska lawmakers mull spending cap amid deficit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1857
Hundreds gather in Anchorage to protest Trump's immigration ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2034
Insurance company denies $2.3 million claim for Mat-Su port repairs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1987
Anchorage reaches settlement with key contractor in port lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1801
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