Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska
Nome, Alaska — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, ...
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New Alaska revenue forecast worsens state's big projected budget deficits
There's a $200 million deficit in the current fiscal year, and a much bigger one under most scenarios for the next year.
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138 fired federal employees have applied for unemployment insurance in Alaska
The number of funded positions in Alaska’s unemployment insurance office is 163, down more than 10% from the number in 2018.
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Alaska Avalanche Victims Yet To Be Recovered One Week Later
The victims were skiing with Chugach Powder Guides, a heli-skiing operation based in Girdwood, Alaska on a run the guide ...
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‘Schools have been waiting’: Alaska House passes public school funding boost
The bill’s sponsor called it a “wonderful compromise.” It boosts the largest part of the state’s public school funding ...
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Alaska insurance director warns of health premium increases with federal funding in jeopardy
If it is eliminated or the funding for it is zeroed out, Alaska would lose up to $140 million in annual federal funding to ...
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Alaska governor proposes new method for picking state judges
Instead, the council would be required to forward every applicant, as long as they met the state constitution’s minimum ...
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House passes education bill with $1,000 BSA increase as state’s fiscal situation grows bleaker
House Bill 69 increases the Base Student Allocation from its statutory base of $5,960 and makes other changes that cost a ...
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Alaska legislator revives push to sell state-owned Alaska Railroad
The purchaser would have to continue operating the railroad for a minimum of 50 years, and the final sale agreement would be ...