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State of the State: Dunleavy reveals snippets of a fiscal plan
Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered his eighth and final State of the State address Thursday evening.
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Vance, Bjorkman prefile bills for new legislative session
The second session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature began Tuesday.
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Bjorkman prefiles 2 bills ahead of session
The second regular session of the 34th legislature begins Jan. 20.
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State launches home heating oil spill cleanup program
The Department of Environmental Conservation formally announced the program statewide on Friday.
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Disputed oil lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet upheld in new Trump administration decision
After completing a court-ordered environmental study, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said no changes are needed for…
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Alaska fisheries in 2025: turmoil, economic and environmental challenges and some bright spots
NOAA cuts, economic headwinds and invasive species pose problems, but there was some recovery in crab stocks and…
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State proposes changes to material sales regulations
The Department of Natural Resources is proposing changes to regulations related to material sales and conveyances to state…
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Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters
A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of…
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Utilities say Alaska needs an LNG import terminal. Consumers could end up paying for two.
Planning for two separate projects is currently moving ahead.
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Students invited to compete in statewide radon poster contest
The deadline to submit poster entries is Dec. 19.
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Trump administration sets terms for upcoming oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of…
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Billionaire seeks controlling interest in GCI, regulatory filings show
Alaska’s largest residential internet provider may soon come under the control of billionaire businessman John Malone, one of…
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Tokyo Gas signs preliminary agreement with trans-Alaska gas pipeline developer
The largest gas company in Japan has signed a letter of intent signifying that it would buy up…
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Trump administration approves disaster declaration for Western Alaska storm
The president also pledged $25 million in immediate disaster relief funding to cover costs as storm damage is…
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Murkowski says she is trying to restore some resilience funding for Alaska villages
Speaking to AFN, the U.S. senator blasted Trump administration actions halting climate-related work; she and others lamented loss…
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More than 66,000 Alaskans will lose food stamps within weeks if government shutdown continues
If the federal government shutdown continues, more than 66,000 Alaskans will lose federal food aid within weeks, the…
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Sullivan discusses federal advocacy, legislation during Soldotna visit
During a visit to Soldotna last month, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in a brief interview with the Clarion…
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Public broadcast cuts hit rural areas, revealing a political shift
245 public broadcasting grantees in rural communities — including 27 stations in Alaska — are at risk of…
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FDA approves COVID shots with new restrictions
The policy is the federal government’s most restrictive since the vaccines became available
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Trump and Putin put on a show of friendship but come away without a deal
ANCHORAGE — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached no agreement to end the war in…