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Alaska Senate unanimously advances slim capital budget with school maintenance focus
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to advance the capital budget, which has an emphasis on school maintenance funding. The $2.9 billion capital budget is used to fund ...
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Opinion: The Alaska LNG project has more momentum than ever. Here’s what’s next.
As the Alaskan who leads the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., or AGDC, I write to provide a frank update about the Alaska liquefied natural gas project, which has been in the news a ...
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What a mostly snowless winter means for the rest of the year | Hometown, Alaska
What does this nearly snowless winter mean for our spring and our summer? What does it mean for the fire season, the mosquito ...
Trump's focus on Greenland ignites sense of defiance on isolated Arctic island
An elder Inuit statesman says President Trump is treating Greenland like a toy. As President Trump fixates on acquiring ...
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As key bills advance, here’s an update on the Alaska Legislature’s biggest issues
With more than half of Alaska’s regular legislative session ... the Senate is expected to vote this week on the capital budget, which pays for construction and renovation projects across the ...
Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the ...
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Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month & The Native CDFI Capital Access Convening
This year, Oweesta Corporation’s Native CDFI Capital Access Convening (CAC ... institutions designed to serve Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities that have been ...
A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here’s what to know about northern lights
Last spring, the strongest geomagnetic storm in two decades slammed Earth, producing light displays across the Northern ...
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Alaska cruises are more popular than ever. Locals say there can be too much of a good thing.
Hundreds of miles of hiking trails may surround Juneau, Alaska, but living there year ... Cruise tourism is what's made that accessible." The Alaskan cruise gold rush Carnival Corp's CEO told ...
This Small Alaska Town Is Fighting to Preserve Canadian Relations
In a region dependent on cross-border trade, neighbors work to overcome an ugly international standoff. “It is one divorce ...
No state has ended personal income taxes since 1980. These two states may change that
The repeal of income taxes could leave states reliant on other levies, such as sales taxes, that disproportionately affect ...
USA Today26d
Alaska braces for possible volcanic eruption: Here's what could happen
Alaska residents are again being urged to brace ... Mount Spurr is one of a string of volcanos in the Aleutian Islands and is part of what's known as the Ring of Fire, created by the Pacific ...