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Christmas tree from Alaska, gingerbread Capitol sweeten the season in D.C.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and the Alaska congressional delegation illuminated the 80-foot 2024 Capitol Christmas Tree.
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The record-low Bering Sea ice conditions of 2018 expected to be repeated in coming years
The Northern Bering Sea is recovering from record low-ice conditions of 2018, but repeat occurrences are expected in future ...
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Take a trip to the Asian island that could play a role in Alaska’s future
Alaska formerly had a trade office in Taiwan, supporting exports of Alaska timber and oil, and state senators are interested ...
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Republicans will control Congress. But a slim House majority may trim their ambitions.
The narrow House majority means there will be very little room for GOP lawmakers in that chamber to vote against ...
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U.S. Education Department pings states, schools to set policies on cellphone use
The department asks schools to have well-thought-out policies on the cellphone use, but does not dictate what those policies ...
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Gov. Dunleavy appoints Fairbanks lawyer Oravec to Alaska Supreme Court
Oravec is the lead attorney for Doyon Utilities LLC, which is part of the regional Native corporation for the Interior.
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Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than pre-pandemic levels
Alaska's average hourly wages ranked 11th in the nation in 2023, though pay varied widely between industries and job ...
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Biden’s pardon of his son draws blowback from Republicans, a few Democrats
Joe Biden argued that Hunter Biden was unfairly targeted and noted that investigations began shortly after he won the 2020 ...
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Judge declares mistrial in election-interference trial of former Alaska legislator after hung jury
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby found that there was a hung jury in the trial of former Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux.
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New RSV drug delivers promising results in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
In the rural Alaska region with the worst infant RSV problem, a preventative antibody appears to be moderating the disease's ...
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Anchorage jury to weigh whether former state Rep. LeDoux committed election crimes
After seven days of arguments in the trial of former Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, the jury will begin its deliberations on Friday ...
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Election reform was on the ballot – voters largely said ‘no’
Election reform backers argue that party-focused systems exclude swaths of independent voters who do not identify with any ...