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Constituents use Wasilla special session to lobby Alaska lawmakers on Gov. Dunleavy's budget vetoes 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1783
UA president: Dunleavy vetoes 'will impact everything we do' 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1784
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes $444 million from Alaska state operating budget 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2181
Alaska Railroad signs initial deal for link to Canada and the rest of the country 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1705
Alaska AG: Dunleavy could have state troopers bring legislators to Wasilla 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1727
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy wields veto pen to attack state Supreme Court over abortion ruling 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1633
Legislators will collect pay despite not finishing budget on time 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1615
Alaska Mental Health Trust considers $500 land-use fee for snowmachiners and ATV riders 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1576
Alaska teens charged in 'murder for millions' slaying 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1763
5 years in prison ordered for ex-CEO at Alaska-based company 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1707
State employees anxious as government shutdown threat looms 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1505
Satanic Temple invocation prompts protest, walkouts at assembly meeting 5 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2482
Dunleavy calls for round two in Wasilla after Alaska Legislature adjourns first special session 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1613
Working group seeks a path forward on PFDs amid heated debate 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1712
Alaska fishermen appeal Carnival's $20 million pollution settlement 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1652
At least 60 dead ice seals found along Alaska coast 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1888
How dry is our rainforest? Southeast's rare drought could threaten plants, animals, your power bill 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2013
Alaska lawmakers advance compromise budget for final shutdown-averting votes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1723
Avoiding tax talk prolongs Juneau stalemate 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1509
Alaska Senate votes down full oil-wealth fund payout 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1829
2nd defendant sentenced in theft of 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk from Campbell Creek Science Center 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 May 2019 2 1843
Alaska Native leaders call on Attorney General Barr for help, tribal authority to make up for lack 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1713
Rep. Knopp censured by Alaska Republican Party 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1633
Kenai Peninsula school district employees vote to strike 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1721
Dunleavy calls for state budget, while senators discuss separate PFD bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1456
Alaska Legislature prepares to sue governor over school funding 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1662
Alaska Supreme Court rules against military couple in PFD case 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1866
Lawmaker says she won't hear Alaska abortion ban bill 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 12 2176
Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1964
What the Legislature left on the table: Ferries, addiction treatment, new revenue 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1659

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Two of Alaska's biggest exports are caught up in the US-China trade dispute 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1928
University of Alaska begins transition for Anchorage campus's teacher education program 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1537
Dividend dispute presents an elephant-sized dilemma for Alaska lawmakers in special session 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1577
Lawmaker takes issue with Alaska Black History Month bill 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 2151
University of Alaska announces mass human resource layoffs 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 2207
Biggest budget item in Alaska history awaits lawmakers' verdict 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1711
Dissent at DEC emerges over roll-back of PFAS regulations 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1540
As the ice goes, Arctic nations find their bonds are tested 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1613
Attorney general says school funding plan is unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1573
Four months into 2019, Anchorage on pace to break homicide record 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 1 1806
Alaskan company, subsidiary pay $2 million to US in bribery scheme involving Fort Bliss contracts 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1727
Former bank worker in Alaska sentenced in theft of $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1742
Senators hear opposition to rewrite of Permanent Fund dividend formula 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1530
Survey: Southeast business leaders pan Duneavy budget priorities 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1727
Alaska Attorney General has surgery after plane lands in Seattle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1972
A permafrost meltdown in Alaska is happening now and rapid changes are coming with it 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 10 2270
Senate panel bumps University of Alaska funding by $5 million over House budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1699
Union sues to block privatization of Alaska Psychiatric Institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1640
Lawmakers vote down Board of Fisheries nominee after sexual harassment allegations surface 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1585
Southeast Alaska marine pilots concerned about Royal Princess megaship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1948
Cost to move Legislature could be up to $45M if state builds office, analysts find 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1601
Murkowski calls for many 'silver bullets' to tackle climate change 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1614
Sentencing set for ex-Alaska bank employee who stole $4.3M 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1795
Alaska woman sentenced to federal prison for defrauding an Anchorage medical practice 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1859
Ballot initiative to move Alaska Legislature's meetings clears early hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1622
Former Gov. Bill Walker lands at political ally's law firm 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1629
UA regents vote to eliminate UAA's teacher preparation programs after accreditation loss 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1812
Lawmakers seek competitive contract to run psychiatric institute 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1636
As Alaska budget tightens, $1.2 billion oil tax deduction comes under scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1589
In Ketchikan, Dunleavy presents arguments for big budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1631

Alaska Continued...

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Alaska campaign regulator drops fines against Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1564
Alaska Senate OKs bill allowing state fair to continue selling alcohol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1621
Dunleavy signs first bill, sending millions to Alaska earthquake reconstruction effort 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1643
Alaska House agrees with Senate on rolling back Legislative ethics law 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1716
Alaska House presses plan to reject Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1585
Alaska Legislature Alaska House sends disaster-relief bill to governor's desk 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1665
Internal report says Alaska Mental Health Trust nominee 'acted inappropriately' at Juneau bar 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1642
After hearing from 1,800 Alaskans, House ready to form budget to counter Dunleavy's 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1633
Alaska state senators say permanent fund dividends formula could be changed 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1644
Judge blocks Trump administration move to undo Obama ban on Arctic oil leasing 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 4 1757
Most Dunleavy budget cuts face legal, political obstacles 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1576
Nome woman arrested after confronting Gov. Dunleavy at airport 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1935
Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against 18 Members and Associates of Violent White 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1923
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1742
Cat that lived 6 years in Alaska general store gets evicted 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 3621
Alaska mayor vetoes law granting LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections 0 workinclasszero Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1695
Unions prep to push back against proposed ferry cuts 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 2010
Oil and gas industry 'left harmless' in Dunleavy budget, Democrats say 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1652
Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1743
Why a wilderness lodge in the middle of nowhere became a magnet for mushers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1718
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