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Alaskans across the state rally to save Medicaid: their ‘lifeline’
About 60 people rallied in Juneau on Wednesday afternoon, carrying the voices of thousands of Alaskans who are at risk of ...
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New forecast projects growing state deficit from reduced Alaska oil revenue
JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Revenue forecast on Wednesday that the state would see a bigger deficit in the next fiscal ...
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A rural Alaska school asked the state to fund a repair. Nearly two decades later, the building is about to collapse.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska ...
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Public-sector union calls for pension legislation and release of salary study at Capitol rally
Public-sector workers and lawmakers rallied in front of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau this Valentine’s Day to, according to organizers, “show some love” for state and local employees.
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Capitol Corner: Agricultural department makes sense, but bill raises questions about funding, operation
Next week, the Legislature will continue to discuss education as well as consider an up or down vote on the governor’s executive order to create a Department of Agriculture.
Multiple backcountry skiers trapped in an avalanche in Alaska
Troopers and rescue teams are working to reach skiers trapped by an avalanche in the remote backcountry near Girdwood ...
Juneau Empire on MSN7d
After Trump threat, British Columbia leader says province will impose tolls on Alaska-bound commerce
Legislation is expected in the coming weeks at the provincial assembly in Victoria; many questions about cost and impact ...
3 Skiers Buried in Massive Avalanche, Feared Dead in Alaska's Skiing Capital
The avalanche occurred 8 miles northeast of the airport in Girdwood. The city is considered the skiing capital of Alaska. If ...
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The Alaska House budget currently has a ‘full’ PFD of about $3,800. Except it really doesn’t.
The full PFD is not going to remain in the next version of the budget,” Rep. Andy Josephson, an Anchorage Democrat who is one ...
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Alaska state employees rally for more pay and benefits on same day mass federal firings occur
a group of about 70 state employees rallied in front of the Alaska State Capitol seeking security for their wages and retirement. Primary concerns voiced during Friday’s 30-minute rally were an ...
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Multiple heli-skiers trapped in Alaska’s remote backcountry after avalanche
Girdwood is the skiing capital of Alaska, and home to the Hotel Alyeska ... and the second fatality in less than a week in that state, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.