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Alaska lawmakers OK spending for extra current-year costs 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1109

Walker bill would put inmates back to work in prisons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1292

Alaskans make new push to kill more sea otters, saying they're decimating Southeast shellfish 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1246

Norwegian musher wins 2018 Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1180

Co-pilot sues Alaska Airlines over alleged drugging, rape by flight captain during layover 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1523

Alaska lawmaker cites Holocaust deaths to oppose gun control 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1596

Optimism for 90-day Alaska legislative session begins to fade 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1329

Share of Alaskans working in state's oil industry shrinks to lowest in decades 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1238

Alaskans turn to government for food and health care amid recession, prompting worry about cost 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1455

Alaska House leadership calls on lawmaker accused of hitting woman to resign 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1316

Alaska sets up process for reviewing clemency applications 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1198

Large 7.9 earthquake off Alaskan coast. 3 BigmanPigman Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1732

Sarah Palin's oldest son pleads not guilty in assault case 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1387

State senator seeks to overturn law allowing children to marry in Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1255

Dividend, tax vote bills could complicate governor's budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1116

Public schools, fishing licenses and disposable plastic bags are in Alaska lawmakers crosshairs 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1214

Developers plan downtown hotel, housing at Anchorage transit center site 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1155

Commission backtracks, says no to pay cut for Alaska legislators 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1124

Alaska oil companies settle dispute over Trans-Alaska Pipeline tariff charges 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1267

Alaska lawmaker bucks party, refuses to quit amid claims 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1577

Alaska House leaders urge Westlake to resign 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1324

Premera reimbursing Alaska state insurance program $25 million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1325

The Alaska Senate quit its special session in Juneau. But the House is forcing it to continue. 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1121

Beavers making themselves at home in an unlikely place: Alaska's northwestern tundra 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1633

U.S. Senate committee moves ANWR drilling legislation one step closer 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1139

Gov. Bill Walker hits new low in opinion poll 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1640

State of Alaska sues OxyContin manufacturer 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1716

Anchorage assemblyman revives push for alcohol tax 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1397

Alaska lawmakers' new crime bill would lock up more people, cost up to $4 million a year 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1581

Alaska Gov. Walker, in search of pipeline investors, will join Trump's Chinese trade mission 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1293

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Youth keynote speaker addresses whale hunting, online harassment 1 Steerpike Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1616

Alaska's popular reindeer, Star, dies in owner's arms 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 16 3637

Thanks to Sen. Murkowski 3 HelenWheels Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 3292

In Alaskas Far-Flung Villages, Happiness Is a Cake Mix. 3 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2363

Regents award UA prez $50K bonus. He immediately donates it back to school. 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1683

Bar Wars: Alcohol board bans distilleries from selling cocktails 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1246

Judge sentences sisters convicted of Savoonga embezzlement 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1583

House Democrats want more information on Trump administration's threats over Murkowski's health care 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1710

State Republican Party short of money, removes 2 staffers from payroll 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1783

North Pole lawmaker reprimanded by ethics subcommittee 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1709

Returns on state retirement accounts rebound from loss last year 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1606

Data firm tied to Democrats acknowledges Alaska voter data was exposed online 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1771

University of Alaska considers tuition hikes for the next 2 years 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1639

Alaska political corruption probe produced 67 banker boxes of seized evidence. Should it be public? 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1826

Referendum pits Fairbanks pot retailers against neighborhood groups 3 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1770

Alaska State Fair record pumpkin, 2016 - 1469 pounds 2 L. Coyote Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 4219

Anchorage public worker purchases flagged 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2553

State's credit trouble trickles to street level 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2230

Supreme Court upholds Gov. Walker's veto of half of Permanent Fund dividend 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2410

Begich tells supporters he's considering a bid for Alaska governor 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2405

Amid Alaska's fiscal crunch, voters in cities across the state are being asked to consider local tax 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2291

Study finds Alaska's North Slope snow-free season increasing 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 2606

This Aleutian town has lost its entire police department 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2339

Both sides seek to drop Alaska abortion lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2304

Premera expects big cut in health insurance premiums on Alaska's individual market 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2125

Oil company says it likely cant continue to drill unless state pays tax credits 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2075

(THUG)Trump threatens to isolate Alaska after Republican senator votes against Obamacare repeal bill 7 workinclasszero Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2705

Facebook shuts down pages of legal Alaska pot shops 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1881

He was purrfect: Honorary cat mayor in Alaska town dies 9 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 7 2609

A fishing commission has worked itself out of a job. But its commissioners make more than $130K 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2219

Alaska Continued...

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Alaska moves forward with plans for in-store marijuana use 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1214

Alaska Legislature passes last-minute oil tax deal, but capital budget is still pending 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1807

No joke: A bear walks into a Juneau liquor store 10 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 3535

Anchorage Fire Department officials and union clash over attempt to curb overtime 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2186

A new William Seward statue will be unveiled in Juneau, scars and all 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2330

Alaska Gov. Walker signs budget, leaves dividends at amount set by lawmakers 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2173

Alaska court to hear dispute over permanent fund checks 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2609

Keeping Up With the Palins: Wasilla council debates planned pot shop adjacent to city limits 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3044

2 men, 2 cats rescued from rough waters of Cook Inlet 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 2960

Barring budget fix, Alaska Marine Highway System will shut down July 1 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2710

Alaska lawmakers facing pressure as shutdown threat looms 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2702

Alaskans get another extension as state prepares to implement Real ID 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1779

Budget standoff continues as House votes to double Permanent Fund dividends 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2694

After setbacks, Alaska space business again has high hopes 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3715

Judge rejects effort to block recall election of 3 Homer City Council members 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4615

Major sponsor pulls Iditarod support 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4552

Alaska House, without budget deal, breaks for Memorial Day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4373

Agency takes tectonics study to earthquake-prone Alaska 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4608

Yelling and boos fill Sen. Sullivan's raucous Anchorage town hall 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4858

Opening ANWR to oil drilling is priority in Trump's proposed budget 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4286

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