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Alaska House votes to immediately eliminate sick leave for many workers in the state

The change, attached to a bill giving paid leave for new parents, would roll back a 2024 ballot measure approved by 58% of ...
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Lawmakers land on $1,200 payout, as they negotiate AKLNG bill

On Sunday, legislative leaders said they were negotiating with the governor’s office and other stakeholders on a bill that ...
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State lawmakers approve Alaska Railroad land sale to port town of Whittier

House Bill 216 would continue Whittier’s growth into a transportation hub for cargo and passengers in southcentral Alaska.
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Alaska House weighs negotiated compromise cutting taxes for Alaska LNG project

Rep. Chuck Kopp, an Anchorage Republican, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, emerge from the governor's office midday Monday, May 18, 2026 amid negotiations on a bill that would ...
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Proposed mine raises concerns about Taku River salmon. Mining company assures safeguards.

Canagold Resources, the company proposing to open the New Polaris gold mine on the Tulsequah River in British Columbia, says ...
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Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate plan

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and ...
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An Alaska Peninsula volcano is showing signs of unrest prompting additional studies

The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised Kupreanof Volcano's alert level to Advisory and its aviation color code to Yellow. That ...
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Journalist walking across the globe for last decade takes to the sea in Southeast Alaska

National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek has been walking around the world since 2013. But now that he’s in Alaska, his ...
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Democratic group plans to spend $10M on TV ads in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

Senate Majority PAC is reserving a lot of air time in Alaska, to target Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and boost Democrat Mary ...
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Alaska Senate passes resolution urging Trump administration waive visa fee for teachers

Alaska school districts have increasingly relied on international hiring to fill an ongoing teacher shortage across the state ...
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Cruise traffic in Haines could skyrocket under potential deal with major cruise port operator

Global Ports Holding wants to lease Haines’ large cruise ship dock, in a move that could boost cruise passengers to 300,000 ...
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It’s bill-passing season. Here’s what to expect in the final days of the Alaska Legislature’s session.

With all bills set to die at the end of the session on May 20, lawmakers are racing against the clock, and it’s not clear a ...