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Bernadette Wilson: More than most states, Alaska is vulnerable to billions in unexpected pension costs

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STATE STILL OWES $5.5 BILLION TO THE PRE-2007 LEGACY PENSION PROGRAM By BERNADETTE WILSON Two pieces of legislation currently before Alaska lawmakers, House Bills 55 and...

Monday newsletter: HB 55, the ‘undead defined benefits plan,’ returns? Permanent Fund dividend shenanigans

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(You can receive the newsletter first by going to the top menu bar and clicking on "Newsletter," then entering your email address. We occasionally...

Here are the six legislators who will negotiate down the amount of Alaskans’ Permanent Fund dividends

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Speaker Louise Stutes skipped over Rep. Neal Foster, co-chair of Finance and a senior member of the House, instead picking Rep. Kelly Merrick of...

Attorneys General ask nation’s top lawman to enforce law prohibiting intimidation of Supreme Court justices

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Twenty-five state attorneys general, including Alaska's Attorney General Treg Taylor, are calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to enforce a federal law that...

Notes from the trail: Mat-Su GOP women are with Nick for Congress, and March On women support Constant, Peltola

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Valley endorsement: The Mat-Su Republican Women's Club unanimously endorsed Nick Begich for Congress on Saturday. That follows endorsement from the Fairbanks Republican Women's Club...

Joe Usibelli, Sr., coal miner, UAF supporter, has passed

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Joe Usibelli, Sr., whose contributions to Alaska and to the University of Alaska Fairbanks have been transformational, has passed. He was not only the...

John Sturgeon: Safari Club International walks the walk for conservation and hunting in Alaska

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By JOHN STURGEON As the president of Safari Club International Alaska, I would like to respond to some of the claims made in an opinion...

What happens next with budget, dividend?

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On a drizzly Saturday morning in Juneau, the pressure cooker that is the Alaska State Capitol boiled over. The Alaska House of Representatives, which...

Gov. Dunleavy reacts, says the full PFD is needed because Alaska families are facing serious financial hardship

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Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a statement regarding Saturday's failed concurrence vote on HB 281 in the Alaska House, a bill that would have provided...
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