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As Trump officials visit Alaska, feds announce plans to remove some restrictions on Arctic drilling
The Department of the Interior is planning to lift some restrictions on development within the National Petroleum ...
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For teachers from the Philippines, getting hired to work in Alaska is only the first step
Alaska school districts are ramping up international hiring. For some, that means sending their own recruiters to the ...
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Kodiak man sentenced to one year in prison over illegal transport of Alaska crab to Washington
A longtime commercial fisher admitted to illegally shipping crab, much of it infested with Bitter Crab Syndrome, out of state ...
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Alaska schools need teachers. They’re hiring them from the Philippines.
Alaska schools are hiring teachers from the Philippines amid a massive national shortage. It’s the latest wave of immigrants ...
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Alaska’s Legislature was in session for four months: Here’s what they did with their time.
A look at the 33 bills that both chambers of the Alaska Legislature passed this year, and where they stand in the process of ...
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Alaska Legislature makes progress on aid package for ailing seafood industry
Bills giving incremental relief passed this session; other seafood bills that may incur new costs to the state will be ...
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Alaska senators have a chance to protect Medicaid and safeguard vital services for Alaska’s youth
After Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Nick Begich cast a vote to advance a budget reconciliation package that would be catastrophic for ...
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Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares simple steps to reduce collisions
Birds stunning feats of travel are awe-inspiring, making it that much more tragic when they are cut short by a deadly ...
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Alaska Airlines suspends red-carpet ceremonial fly-out of first Copper River king salmon
For more than a decade, Alaska Airlines observed the unofficial opening of Alaska’s salmon season by flying a king salmon ...
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Alaska Legislature passes budget with $1,000 dividend and adjourns for the year
The Alaska Legislature finished the regular session one day early, an unusual — if not unprecedented — accomplishment in ...
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This program helps 6 million families pay their energy bills. Here’s what’s at risk if it’s cut.
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a little-known piece of ...
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Coastal Alaskans see commercial fishing limits as a ‘crisis.’ Lawmakers don’t.
Indigenous leaders across the Gulf say it’s imperative that Alaska legislators pass reforms to the state law that they blame ...