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Alaska mayor vetoes law granting LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections 0 workinclasszero Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1724

Unions prep to push back against proposed ferry cuts 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 2049

Oil and gas industry 'left harmless' in Dunleavy budget, Democrats say 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1688

Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1779

Why a wilderness lodge in the middle of nowhere became a magnet for mushers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1751

Senate bill would require UA regents to keep Legislature up to date on program accreditation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1657

Gov. Dunleavy abolishes Alaska climate-change commission, removes roadblock for Knik Arm bridge 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1767

'A desperate situation': Mat-Su hospital downsizes planned mental-health facility to bring it online 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1920

Alaska senator says she's likely to back Trump disapproval 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2637

It's not yet decided whether UAA will reapply for accreditation for its teacher preparation programs 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 2082

Budget director's history of cutting with 'hatchet, not a scalpel' sparks concern 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1715

Flu cases in Alaska are way up 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1813

Some good budget news: Alaska state debt is declining 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 2105

Graduates of UAA education program that lost accreditation will still get 'approved' degrees 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1673

Alaska governor proposes constitutional changes to give voters say on taxes 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1830

Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2379

Jewelry, guns and money were stolen from the home of one of Alaska's Olympic medalists. But her 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2425

Loss of accreditation could put university's school of education 'years behind' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1720

Governor calls for back payments on Permanent Fund Dividends 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1733

Dunleavy promises budget cuts that could devastate Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1785

Moose wanders into Alaska hospital building 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 3087

Kenai Assembly's invocation policy was ruled unconstitutional. Now atheists and a 'pastafarian' are 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1985

Alaska governor seeks disaster declaration after earthquake 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1853

Land swap to lead to logging in Southeast 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1788

Judge dismisses Alaska bonding plan lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1651

Warmer temperatures could cost Alaska up to $700 million 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1706

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake 4 elleng Dec 2018 Jan 2019 4 2827

Anchorage Assembly sends alcohol sales tax to April ballot 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1951

Groups sue to block oil production in Alaska's Beaufort Sea 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1789

Alaska moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 2425

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Dunleavy weighs fate of $43 billion gas line plan 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1679

Dunleavy's budget: $3,000 dividend checks but a bigger deficit 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1689

Alaska State Fair could lose its liquor license as alcohol board discusses holding it 'hostage' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1678

Dunleavy to take office as Alaska governor amid ongoing earthquake recovery 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 2052

Nearly 1,400 aftershocks have been measured since Friday's 7.0 earthquake in Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1791

I'd like to shout out to my home at heart Alaska 2 Separation Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 3383

Grizzly bear kills woman and baby in Yukon 4 Steerpike Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 3341

Fighting Crime in Alaska's Remote Villages 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 2444

Walker's team 'strongly' resisted as Dunleavy transition asks all at-will Alaska state workers for 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 2052

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1446

GOP panics and spends big over weekend as longest-serving Republican in the House looks like he is 1 workinclasszero Nov 2018 Nov 2018 10 2736

She went from an Anchorage hospital to jail. Four days later, she was found dead. 9 Steerpike Oct 2018 Oct 2018 17 5659

Alaska hit with largest syphilis outbreak in 40 years 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2405

State departments have an eye toward budget hikes 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1767

Dunleavy says he'd 'look at eliminating climatologists' from Alaska state budget. A spokesman says 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 2018

As Galvin leads money race, spokesman for Rep. Young says he wasn't trying to hurt challenger with 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1722

Hillary Clinton tweets support of Begich in Alaska governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1789

Pro-Walker union money will now go to attack Dunleavy 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1749

Targeting Dunleavy, Democratic Governors Association injects $500K into Alaska race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1778

Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns following "inappropriate comments 1 PoliticAverse Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2555

Candidates for Alaska governor outline public safety plans 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1676

Whaling captain, crewman die in capsize off Utqiagvik 9 Steerpike Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 4527

Soldier badly hurt after shot bear falls on him 8 Steerpike Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 4024

'I can see 2022 from my house': Palin taunts Murkowski ahead of Kavanaugh vote 9 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 3917

Track Palin doesn't look well. 9 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 4198

Mueller called Don Young a 'crook,' Woodward's book says 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 2139

Beetle damage skyrockets to nearly a million acres in Southcentral Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1887

Governor proposes new Alaska anti-crime legislation as election nears 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1791

So I gotta question about building in Alaska 0 Separation Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1679

1 dead in bear mauling near Southeast Alaska mine 1 Steerpike Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 2469

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Sarah Palin's son, domestic violence, PTSD and his reported struggles with anger and second chances 5 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 3167

Alaska whalers guaranteed harvest 'in perpetuity' 0 Steerpike Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 2118

I have been calling Murkowski about SCOTUS 6 BigmanPigman Sep 2018 Sep 2018 7 3165

Sharpest jabs at Alaska gubernatorial debate aimed at Republican Dunleavy 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1986

Advancing farm bill stirs worries that Alaskans could lose food stamps benefits 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1828

Mark Begich refuses to withdraw, confirming three-way race for Alaska governor 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1957

Starved for recruits, Alaska police pin blame on retirement system 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1705

Former Alaska governor Bill Sheffield talks life, time in office and new book 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1686

ASD teacher accused of abusing autistic student 4 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 3899

In defense of King Cove deal, federal attorneys argue swap legal under ANILCA 0 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1990

Alleged sexual abuse shocks Dimond High football 3 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 3351

Alaska Primary Results 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 1793

Shipwreck found off Alaska dates from the only WWII battle in North America 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 7 1924

Saving Orphaned Baby Grizzlies 2 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 2605

DOT crackdown on political campaign signs stirs up complaints, fury 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 2023

Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1685

Dangerous Alaska White Water kills again 0 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 2197

Quota raised for subsistence hunting of Chukchi polar bears 0 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1787

Marijuana taxes exceed expectations 6 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 3371

Fisheries Collapse in Alaska Kenai collapse 2 Steerpike Aug 2018 Aug 2018 12 2903

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