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Lawmakers boost Council for Alaska Native Languages with new name, more languages and members
Lawmakers added four Alaska Native languages and renamed the council that advocates for their survival and revitalization on ...
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Bill to expand definition of ‘village’ qualifying for water funds passes Alaska House
The idea of making six road-connected communities eligible for village water and sewer funds sparks debate about what counts ...
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Alaska lawmakers choose lower funding proposals for school lunches, reading reforms
Lawmakers reconciling the House and Senate versions of the state’s budget chose to spend less on reading instruction and ...
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Still much unknown on how marijuana policies would change in states under Biden plan
For years, the federal government has not pursued action against state-legal marijuana operations, and a new move appears to ...
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Brinksmanship and compromise emerge in Alaska’s Capitol as legislative session nears an end
Legislators are combining varied pieces of legislation, sometimes using brinksmanship to get them across the finish line in ...
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Alaska’s state economic development agency may be reined in
Lawmakers denied the development agency authority to bond for $300 million to do, essentially, whatever it wants, a ...
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U.S. should hold Russia, China to clean production standards, Alaska Senate says
Members of the Alaska Senate voted unanimously to support national trade policies that would hold Russia, China and other ...
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In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think
The grid operator for a red-state heavy portion of the central U.S., hit a renewable penetration level of 90.2%, almost all ...
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Alaska Senate OKs increased access to birth control
Alaskans may access up to 12 months of contraceptive birth control and without a co-pay from the state’s pharmacies if the ...
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Debating faked images and video, Alaska lawmakers say AI could eventually be a person
The state House is nearing a vote on a bill that would regulate the use of AI in political campaigns within the state.
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Alaska Native corporation ending involvement in controversial Ambler road project
The regional corporation owned by the Iñupiat people of Northwest Alaska said Wednesday it is severing its ties to the Ambler ...
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Alaska Permanent Fund board to consider changes after leak of concerns over trustee
The changes would involve information technology and the relations between the trustees and fund staff, board chair Ethan ...