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Pipeline-for-pension deal falls apart as the Alaska Legislature’s regular session nears end

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have restored public pensions after the failure of a deal negotiated with ...
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Alaska Legislature considers bill mandating paid leave for many new parents, starting in 2030

House Bill 193 would also adjust the state’s unemployment payments for inflation and end sick leave for many workers.
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What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that ...
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Anchorage police: no evidence of crime in Shaktoolik teen Kelly Hunt's death

As their investigation nears its completion, Anchorage police say 19-year-old Kelly Hunt died of hypothermia and exposure, ...
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After Anchorage’s fourth police shooting of the year, police chief calls for broader discussion on gun violence

Anchorage police say officers shot and killed an armed man in East Anchorage early Tuesday. Police received a report just after 12 a.m. Tuesday that a man had fired several shots near Bragaw Street ...
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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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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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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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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 ...