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Lawmaker would boost Alaska studded tire fee to $75 each from $5 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2174

Juneau Assembly to homeless: Sleep in the wrong place, pay a fine 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1781

Senate approves bill to raise millions for state, while House signs energy efficiency program 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1701

Permanent Fund Dividend fraud detection program falls short of promised savings 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1961

Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks: March 4 start in Anchorage, March 6 restart in Fairbanks 0 FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2162

Alaska's Rejection of Plan for Pot Use at Stores Gets Cloudy 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2163

Alaska lawmakers mull spending cap amid deficit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1901

Hundreds gather in Anchorage to protest Trump's immigration ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2092

Insurance company denies $2.3 million claim for Mat-Su port repairs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2038

Anchorage reaches settlement with key contractor in port lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1858

Walker introduces bill to comply with Real ID Act 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2310

Anchorage investor tries to torpedo state income tax 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2212

Deficit-reduction bills from Walker would freeze pay for 2,250 state workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1898

Rural Alaska legislator billed state more than $20,000 to ship appliances, piano 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2140

Homer City Council takes step to help homeless 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2176

Why I Live Where I Live:14 Alaskans Tell Their Stories 1 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2853

Even in Alaska, temperatures as low as -59 are hard to handle 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2451

ConocoPhillips announces big oil discovery in NPR-A 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2586

Senator proposes fix for the budget without taxes - but with big cuts 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2235

Southwest Alaska islands designated historic landmark by Obama administration 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2245

The Alaska Legislature returns with a new House majority, but it faces the same old budget problem 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2236

Alaskas budget crisis hits lawmakers where it hurts: their stomachs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 3067

Legal weed is hard to come by in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2155

Tiny Nikiski makes ambitious bid to become Alaskas biggest city 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2063

British Columbia to clean up mine near Juneau 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2341

Agency for Alaska's mentally ill tests legal limits with $40 million real estate investment 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2441

Obama administration moves to protect some of the most remote areas of Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2059

New Alaska Senate president on upcoming session: 'Its OK for politicians to fight' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1795

Mayor says Anchorage needs a sales tax for Seward Highway patrols, property tax relief 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2791

Alaska can expect even more job losses in 2017 than last year 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2415

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Alaska biathletes clinch spots on U.S. team headed to world championships-This is so AWESOME!!!! 0 FrankfurtCat Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3179

Anti-fluoride ballot initiatives get support from Anchorage legislators 7 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 5034

State helps disabled with new program 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2943

Alaska Legislature expected to address alcohol law revision 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3080

State employees union to file grievance over DOT outsourcing 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1655

Developers of Anchorage office building take Alaska lawmakers to court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2920

State senator takes lawsuit over reduced permanent fund dividend to Alaska Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2907

Bogoslof volcano under heightened alert after another eruption 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2977

Alaska's top anti-rape leader forced out 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1734

AK Fireweed Cannabis Shop opens in Downtown Anchorage 0 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2311

Polar Bears Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village. 1 elleng Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 3057

Gallo's, Taco King ordered to pay Alaska workers $850,000 in back wages 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2819

FBI notes rise of gang violence in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2214

Judge in Alaska tosses lawsuit against electors 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2897

Alaska Republican Party formally pulls support from 3 of its own 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2696

Alaska Gov. Walker looks again to Permanent Fund for revenue in new budget proposal 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2263

Former Alaska House press secretary convicted of disorderly conduct; assault charges dropped 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1937

State wins case against oil companies worth an estimated $500 million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2157

First Pot Shop Opens in Anchorage 2 bravenak Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2399

March 24, 1989 0 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2980

Renowned Chilkat weaver Clarissa Rizal dies of cancer. 0 Ken Burch Dec 2016 Dec 2016 5 2492

When oil companies move employees out of state, who sells the houses left behind? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2353

77 mushers sign up for 2017 Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2011

Governor feuds with ExxonMobil as state moves to take over LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1800

Four found dead in Fairbanks hotel room 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2191

Black Friday is an unpaid day for many state employees 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2466

Alaskans vow pushback if Trump targets mountain's new name 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2183

Alaska Gov. Walker looks to local leaders for help lobbying lawmakers on budget plan 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1977

2 moose found frozen mid-fight near village 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 5 2986

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1696

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Gov. Walker diagnosed with treatable prostate cancer 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2395

Federal judge rejects lawsuit challenging Alaska�s limits on campaign donations 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1641

Fairbanks police officer injured in shooting dies after surgery complications 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 4 2189

Alaska town defies icy conditions to find creative solution to food shortage problems 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2100

This is usually the point in the campaign where Don Young says something deranged at a high school. 1 Ken Burch Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1899

Troll should have exited her Assembly seat graciously 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Nov 2016 3 2861

Despite objections from mushers, Iditarod will allow phones for 2017 race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2249

Barrow's new name is its old one, Utqiaġvik. Local I�upiaq leaders hope its use heals as it teaches. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1821

Why the Trump movement never really took off in red-state Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 2122

Alaska's first pot shop opens to a long line of customers 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2069

Alaska Democrats face internal strife over US Senate candidate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2049

State's first marijuana store could open this week as testing begins in Anchorage 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1963

Alaska GOP says Libertarian Senate candidate Joe Miller broke campaign finance laws 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1755

Panel: No indication of Russian aggression in Arctic 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1806

Savoonga tribal workers stole $82,000 in federal funds, prosecutors say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1713

Barrrow votes to change its name to Alaska Native name 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 11 2622

Oil clout ebbs in Alaska as billions in tax credits are cut 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1918

Alaska Railroad prepares for first U.S. shipments of natural gas 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2101

Any solutions to Alaska's fiscal crisis will be painful, forum attendees say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2090

With Permanent Fund Dividend payouts approaching, Alaska needs cash -- lots of it. 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1834

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