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Alaska lawmakers scrutinize Gov. Dunleavy's plans for new Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle said creating a cabinet-level agriculture department would force the state to focus ...
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Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?
For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second ...
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.
Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
It’s not clear if Canada wants to become a U.S. state, though technically it would be possible without its buy-in ...
Alaska House asks Trump and feds to reverse Denali naming decision
The state Senate is expected to quickly agree with Jan. 27 House vote, which would send the request to Washington ...
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State spent $47M on correspondence allotments last year, new report shows
Alaska education department says small portion of funding was used by families to cover the cost of private school tuition.
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Alaska Senate unanimously rejects automatic salary hikes for top state officials
Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican who co-chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said during Friday’s floor debate giving ...
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Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali
The Alaska House is led by a majority coalition that is composed largely ... for a separate order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. Some of them said that ...