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Lawmaker would boost Alaska studded tire fee to $75 each from $5 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2165
Juneau Assembly to homeless: Sleep in the wrong place, pay a fine 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1776
Senate approves bill to raise millions for state, while House signs energy efficiency program 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1697
Permanent Fund Dividend fraud detection program falls short of promised savings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1959
Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks: March 4 start in Anchorage, March 6 restart in Fairbanks 0 FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2160
Alaska's Rejection of Plan for Pot Use at Stores Gets Cloudy 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2160
Alaska lawmakers mull spending cap amid deficit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1899
Hundreds gather in Anchorage to protest Trump's immigration ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2088
Insurance company denies $2.3 million claim for Mat-Su port repairs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2034
Anchorage reaches settlement with key contractor in port lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1853
Walker introduces bill to comply with Real ID Act 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2306
Anchorage investor tries to torpedo state income tax 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2207
Deficit-reduction bills from Walker would freeze pay for 2,250 state workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1894
Rural Alaska legislator billed state more than $20,000 to ship appliances, piano 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2134
Homer City Council takes step to help homeless 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2171
Why I Live Where I Live:14 Alaskans Tell Their Stories 1 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2850
Even in Alaska, temperatures as low as -59 are hard to handle 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2446
ConocoPhillips announces big oil discovery in NPR-A 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2583
Senator proposes fix for the budget without taxes - but with big cuts 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2230
Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2240
The Alaska Legislature returns with a new House majority, but it faces the same old budget problem 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2230
Alaskas budget crisis hits lawmakers where it hurts: their stomachs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 3064
Legal weed is hard to come by in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2147
Tiny Nikiski makes ambitious bid to become Alaskas biggest city 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2060
British Columbia to clean up mine near Juneau 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2338
Agency for Alaska's mentally ill tests legal limits with $40 million real estate investment 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2437
Obama administration moves to protect some of the most remote areas of Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2053
New Alaska Senate president on upcoming session: 'Its OK for politicians to fight' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1794
Mayor says Anchorage needs a sales tax for Seward Highway patrols, property tax relief 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2787
Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2413

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Alaska biathletes clinch spots on U.S. team headed to world championships-This is so AWESOME!!!! 0 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3176
Anti-fluoride ballot initiatives get support from Anchorage legislators 7 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 5023
State helps disabled with new program 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2941
Alaska Legislature expected to address alcohol law revision 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3073
State employees union to file grievance over DOT outsourcing 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1654
Developers of Anchorage office building take Alaska lawmakers to court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2917
State senator takes lawsuit over reduced permanent fund dividend to Alaska Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2904
Bogoslof volcano under heightened alert after another eruption 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2974
Alaska's top anti-rape leader forced out 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1730
AK Fireweed Cannabis Shop opens in Downtown Anchorage 0 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2309
Polar Bears Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village. 1 elleng Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 3055
Gallo's, Taco King ordered to pay Alaska workers $850,000 in back wages 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2817
FBI notes rise of gang violence in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2212
Judge in Alaska tosses lawsuit against electors 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2895
Alaska Republican Party formally pulls support from 3 of its own 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2692
Alaska Gov. Walker looks again to Permanent Fund for revenue in new budget proposal 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2258
Former Alaska House press secretary convicted of disorderly conduct; assault charges dropped 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1934
State wins case against oil companies worth an estimated $500 million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2148
First Pot Shop Opens in Anchorage 2 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2398
March 24, 1989 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2976
Renowned Chilkat weaver Clarissa Rizal dies of cancer. 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 2487
When oil companies move employees out of state, who sells the houses left behind? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2350
77 mushers sign up for 2017 Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2008
Governor feuds with ExxonMobil as state moves to take over LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1796
Four found dead in Fairbanks hotel room 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2187
Black Friday is an unpaid day for many state employees 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2461
Alaskans vow pushback if Trump targets mountain's new name 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2180
Alaska Gov. Walker looks to local leaders for help lobbying lawmakers on budget plan 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1975
2 moose found frozen mid-fight near village 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 5 2978
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1695

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Gov. Walker diagnosed with treatable prostate cancer 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2390
Federal judge rejects lawsuit challenging Alaska’s limits on campaign donations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1638
Fairbanks police officer injured in shooting dies after surgery complications 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 4 2183
Alaska town defies icy conditions to find creative solution to food shortage problems 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2097
This is usually the point in the campaign where Don Young says something deranged at a high school. 1 Ken Burch Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1898
Troll should have exited her Assembly seat graciously 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 3 2857
Despite objections from mushers, Iditarod will allow phones for 2017 race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2242
Barrow's new name is its old one, Utqiaġvik. Local Iñupiaq leaders hope its use heals as it teaches. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1819
Why the Trump movement never really took off in red-state Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 2120
Alaska's first pot shop opens to a long line of customers 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2064
Alaska Democrats face internal strife over US Senate candidate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2044
State's first marijuana store could open this week as testing begins in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1958
Alaska GOP says Libertarian Senate candidate Joe Miller broke campaign finance laws 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1751
Panel: No indication of Russian aggression in Arctic 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1803
Savoonga tribal workers stole $82,000 in federal funds, prosecutors say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1708
Barrrow votes to change its name to Alaska Native name 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 11 2613
Oil clout ebbs in Alaska as billions in tax credits are cut 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1913
Alaska Railroad prepares for first U.S. shipments of natural gas 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2098
Any solutions to Alaska's fiscal crisis will be painful, forum attendees say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2088
With Permanent Fund Dividend payouts approaching, Alaska needs cash -- lots of it. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1831
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