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Environmental group asks Alaska court to halt this year’s bear-killing program
The group is seeking an injunction to prevent a third bear-removal season after the Board of Game approved it through an ...
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Babies born to mothers from rural Alaska areas are more likely to be preterm, study finds
A UAA study of childbirths over two decades reveals geographic disparities and numerous and cumulative risk factors.
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US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes
The economic promise of the Arctic has also heightened military and security sensitivities, Stefan Wolff writes in a ...
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Alaska Sen. Murkowski calls on Trump administration to protect Ukrainians who fled war
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to allow Ukrainians with temporary ...
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Alaska House votes to cut proposed dividend, but huge deficit remains unresolved
The Alaska House of Representatives voted to cut its proposed 2025 Permanent Fund dividend by almost two-thirds on Friday as the House’s contentious budget process lurched another step forward. The ...
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Alaska Legislature passes $1,000 per student funding boost, despite governor vowing to veto it
The Alaska Legislature on Friday passed a major increase to K-12 education funding, worth $1,000 in the state’s per-student funding formula. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has indicated he will veto the proposal, ...
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Trump aims to shut down state climate policies
President Donald Trump has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy. His executive order, issued Tuesday, directs the Department of Justice to challenge a ...