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Yearly Archives: 2018

Murkowski: Gasline construction costs will be impacted by tariffs

Higher steel tariffs imposed on China by President Donald Trump will add up to a half a billion dollars to the proposed AK-LNG project,...

More job losses, population leaving state

Alaska’s employment was down 0.5 percent in January, 2018 compared to a year ago. That represents another 1,600 jobs the state has lost, or an...

Should the PFD be enshrined in Alaska’s Constitution?

HOUSE DEMS SAY YES, GOVERNOR SAYS MAYBE, SENATE GOP SAYS 'SLOW DOWN' The Alaska House Democrat-led majority is looking at enshrining the Permanent Fund Dividend...

Parnell: Alaska needs to bring jobs back

In remarks to a banquet hall filled with Alaska Republican delegates and guests, former Gov. Sean Parnell delivered a strong message on Friday night:...

Legislative: No regs in place for catch-and-release tool

The pretrial risk assessment evaluation being used by the Department of Corrections to let prisoners walk free while awaiting trial has no regulatory framework...

Senator Sullivan: Alaskans making big impact in DC

Sen. Dan Sullivan drew on a well of good will and optimism before a crowd of 350 at the Alaska Republican Party's State Convention...

Republican ‘sense of the convention’ voting results for governor

Nearly 300 people in the Alaska Republican Party State Convention voted today whether to recommend candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to the 2018...

The illogic of cultural appropriation

By WIN GRUENING SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR Melting pot: a place where a variety of races and cultures assimilate into a cohesive whole that often results in invigoration...

Kito says if per diem cut, he’ll likely not run

Editor's note: This story was written before Rep. Guttenberg was taken to Bartlett Memorial Hospital to be treated for an unknown medical condition earlier...

Slip of the tongue? Walker admits he’s a Democrat?

SO CONFUSING Gov. Bill Walker often uses his no-party status to distance himself from the Alaska Democratic Party, while in his actions he has increasingly...

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