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Alaska Legislature passes last-minute oil tax deal, but capital budget is still pending 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1907
No joke: A bear walks into a Juneau liquor store 10 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 8 3905
Anchorage Fire Department officials and union clash over attempt to curb overtime 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2281
A new William Seward statue will be unveiled in Juneau, scars and all 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2426
Alaska Gov. Walker signs budget, leaves dividends at amount set by lawmakers 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2282
Alaska court to hear dispute over permanent fund checks 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2728
Keeping Up With the Palins: Wasilla council debates planned pot shop adjacent to city limits 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3130
2 men, 2 cats rescued from rough waters of Cook Inlet 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3180
Barring budget fix, Alaska Marine Highway System will shut down July 1 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2814
Alaska lawmakers facing pressure as shutdown threat looms 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2812
Alaskans get another extension as state prepares to implement Real ID 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1867
Budget standoff continues as House votes to double Permanent Fund dividends 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2815
After setbacks, Alaska space business again has high hopes 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3846
Judge rejects effort to block recall election of 3 Homer City Council members 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4749
Major sponsor pulls Iditarod support 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4700
Alaska House, without budget deal, breaks for Memorial Day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4474
Agency takes tectonics study to earthquake-prone Alaska 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4705
Yelling and boos fill Sen. Sullivan's raucous Anchorage town hall 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4960
Opening ANWR to oil drilling is priority in Trump's proposed budget 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4412
UA-Fairbanks named its bird lab after this man. Now he's guilty of bird smuggling. 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 5524
On the last day of school, Anchorage principals hand layoff notices to 220 teachers 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4927
Many Alaskans' GCI internet bills may be going up soon 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4761
Alaska lawmaker censured over abortion comment 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 3080
State won't consider changes to beer tax 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3880
Alaska marijuana sales reach new high 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1397
Alaska may lose its 24/7 earthquake monitors to budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 3618
Alaska Dispatch News reporter slapped by Wasilla lawmaker 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 3848
Updated oil tax numbers from Gov. Walker's administration boost state accounts by $100 million 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 3597
Fairbanks and North Pole students stage walkout, rally against proposed education cuts 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 3665
Trump issues executive order revoking Northern Bering Sea protection and tribal participation 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 4988

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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3382
Alaska lawmakers mull measure calling abortion 'child abuse' 4 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 3659
Real ID debate prompts fears about disclosure of Alaskans' Social Security numbers 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4681
Anchorage initiative seeks to limit bathroom and locker room use to gender on birth certificate 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4804
Senators ask governor to save Pioneer Homes 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 4596
Juneau prepares for lawsuit against cruise ship industry 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4853
Soldotna council directs administration to draft pot ban legislation 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1456
Destroyed by an eruption, life returns to an Alaska island 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1581
Appointment of transgender man irks conservative Alaska lawmakers 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4489
UA officials discuss what deep budget cuts mean for system 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4413
Republican stripped of committee posts after defying Alaska Senate majority on budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6103
Alaska House votes to restructure Permanent Fund and slice dividends 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4451
A pipeline built to survive extremes can't bear slow oil flow 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 6186
Northern Edge military exercise again brings unease to Alaska coastal towns 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4561
State gas line agency applies for permission to build Alaska LNG project 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1282
Anchorage 19-year-old charged with sexually assaulting 10 women in 2 years 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1790
University of Alaska officials: Cuts could lead to midyear tuition hike, axed programs 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2927
China president's plane stops in Alaska after Trump visit 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 5388
(Warning:Graphic) WOW! Siberian Tiger from Russia visits Southwest Alaska...(from November 4, 2016) 11 FrankfurtCat Apr 2017 Apr 2017 9 19772
Bethel protests 2 more liquor store applications 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1570
Legislative inaction on Real ID could be a real problem for Alaskans who travel or work on military 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 4461
Ad campaign targets lawmakers as battle over income tax heats up 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2935
Alaska lawmakers are inching toward overtime again. Is the 90-day limit defunct? 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3394
Alaska senators get behind bill to clean up America's trashed coastlines 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2985
Alaska purchase was just part of Seward's legacy 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2929
Federal immigration officials arrest 4 in Anchorage during weekend operation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3947
A new runway in Aniak is in the works for $55 million. People who live there don't see any need. 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1921
Trump's budget cuts deep gash into Alaska's federal funding 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1666
4 sentenced in Anchorage check-fraud scheme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1775
Permanent Fund Dividend on the chopping block 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1695

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Juneau sees record dump of snow Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1627
Lawmakers slash own pay 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1660
Iditarod winner sets record for oldest, fastest musher 1 nitpicker Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1565
Iditarod Mushers Begin Nearly 1,000-mile Race Across Alaska 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1908
Homer City Council votes down 'inclusivity' resolution 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2332
Anchorage Credit Union 1 Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1747
4 former Kenai Peninsula residents accused of stealing $50K from public assistance program 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1953
Expecting deep budget cuts, UA Board of Regents discusses restructuring 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1559
State raises concerns about tugs to be used for oil tanker escort 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1822
Expect deep snow and minus-27 chill for Fairbanks start of Iditarod 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1500
Owner of new Sitka pot shop working to keep up with demand 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1423
Anchorage Jewish community center among bomb-threat targets 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1546
Industry reps voice concerns over proposed oil tax bill 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1370
200-year-old Russian wreck found on Kruzov Island near Sitka 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 2093
Palmer City Council addresses trip to Juneau, new Fred Meyer and dogs in parks 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1493
Palmer to pay nearly $200K in fines over sewage pollution problem 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1759
Alaska House Democrats introduce oil-tax bill, sparking heated debate 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1502
Alaska lawmakers eye their own budget for reductions 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1270
Lawmaker would boost Alaska studded tire fee to $75 each from $5 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1761
Juneau Assembly to homeless: Sleep in the wrong place, pay a fine 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1356
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