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• Walker taps mediator, mails 10000 layoff notices amid Alaska budget standoff - KTUU.com

  01-06-2015 23:30
  
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  Walker taps mediator, mails 10000 layoff notices amid Alaska budget standoff
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  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said the state has begun sending out more than 10,000 layoff notices to state workers Monday, blasting the Legislature's inaction on a proposed budget as imposing significant costs on the state. “A budget that is not funded is ...
  Nearing Possible Government Shutdown, Alaska Governor Issues Layoff Notices ...Huffington Post
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• Texas capital Austin is new non-stop Alaska Airlines destination from Portland - OregonLive.com

  01-06-2015 22:21
  
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  Texas capital Austin is new non-stop Alaska Airlines destination from Portland
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  The Band Perry perform at the iHeartRadio Country Festival held at the Frank Erwin Center on May 2, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP). Terry Richard | The Oregonian/OregonLive · Print Email · Terry Richard | The Oregonian/ ...
  Alaska Airlines plans direct service linking PDX to Austin, TexasThe Columbian
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• 2015 Alaska PrideFest - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  01-06-2015 22:20
  
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  2015 Alaska PrideFest
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  Alaska PrideFest, an annual event designed to build equality and support for the LGBT community in the state, kicked off Saturday with a Rainbow Run 5K. The fun continues through the week with events for everyone. Organizers JJ Harrier and Drew Phoenix ...
  
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• Alaska Agency Uses App to Monitor Alcohol Offenders - Government Technology

  01-06-2015 21:47
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  Alaska Agency Uses App to Monitor Alcohol Offenders
  Government Technology
  The app leads users through coping strategies, monitors how often they drink, identifies “triggers” and gives weekly feedback reports tracking their progress in kicking bad habits. by Jerzy Shedlock, Alaska Dispatch News / June 1, 2015. Step Away app ...
  
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• Tribal leaders and fishermen protest Alaska military plans - Alaska Public Radio Network

  01-06-2015 21:21
  
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  Tribal leaders and fishermen protest Alaska military plans
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  Tribal leaders and commercial fishermen are protesting against military exercises planned for the Gulf of Alaska. Dozens of fishing boats and kayaks set out on the Port of Kodiak Saturday while supporters set off smoke bombs and flares. Alaska's ...
  Kodiak tribal leaders, fishermen protest Gulf of Alaska military plansAlaska Dispatch News
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• Alaska Permanent Fund director retiring due to health concerns - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-06-2015 21:12
  
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  Alaska Permanent Fund director retiring due to health concerns
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  Mike Burns, pictured here in 2004, has announced his resignation as executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. Erik Hill. The chief executive of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. announced his resignation last week because of health concerns, ...
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• Wreckage of missing Yute Air plane discovered in Southwest Alaska river - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-06-2015 20:42
  
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  Wreckage of missing Yute Air plane discovered in Southwest Alaska river
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  The Kwethluk River as seen from the village of Kwethluk in 2012. BOB HALLINEN / Anchorage Daily News. Update, 10:30 a.m. Monday: A Yute Air plane missing after flying out of Bethel Saturday was found crashed in the Kwethluk River at 6:45 p.m. Sunday, ...
  Searchers look for lost Yute Air plane in southwest AlaskaFairbanks Daily News-Miner
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• Troopers name Alaska pilots who survived mid-air collision - KTUU.com

  01-06-2015 19:48
  
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  Troopers name Alaska pilots who survived mid-air collision
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  The pilots in in a low-altitude midair collision at the Talkeetna Airport Sunday night, which left only one person among the six in the aircraft injured, were named by Alaska State Troopers early Monday. Troopers responded to the Talkeetna Airport at ...
  Pilot says he didn't know he had been in midair collision until after landingAlaska Dispatch News
  1 hospitalized after mid-air crash over Talkeetna airportAlaska P
  
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• Alaska LNG Project Obtians Conditional Approval to Export LNG to Non-Free ... - StreetInsider.com

  01-06-2015 19:46
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  Alaska LNG Project Obtians Conditional Approval to Export LNG to Non-Free ...
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  The Alaska LNG project marks another significant milestone with today's announcement by the United States Department of Energy that it has conditionally authorized the Alaska LNG Project LLC to export liquefied natural gas to non-Free Trade Agreement ...
  Exxon Mobil gets DOE approval for wider LNG exports at Alaska terminalDallas Business Journal
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• Light earthquake felt in Southeast Alaska communities - KTUU.com

  01-06-2015 19:14
  
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  Light earthquake felt in Southeast Alaska communities
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  The Alaska Earthquake Center reports the 2.8 magnitude quake occurred at 12:39 a.m. Monday about 10 miles east of Skagway. The earthquake was felt in Skagway and Juneau. There are no immediate reports of damage. Copyright 2014 The Associated ...and more »
  
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• Alaska search-and-rescue choppers at risk of being grounded - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  01-06-2015 18:51
  
  Alaska search-and-rescue choppers at risk of being grounded
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  The only two state-owned helicopters designed for search and rescue in Alaska are at risk of being grounded. This comes as a consequence of the latest state budget woes. Alaska State Troopers need $500,000 to maintain Anchorage-based Helo III and ...
  
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• DOE driving tribal clean energy in Alaska - Fierce Energy

  01-06-2015 16:34
  
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  DOE driving tribal clean energy in Alaska
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  The Department of Energy (DOE) is giving select Alaska Native villages assistance to implement President Obama's Climate Action Plan through the Alaska Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program, which provides ...
  
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• Alaska - Less Than 10 Years Of Oil - Seeking Alpha

  01-06-2015 15:06
  
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  Alaska - Less Than 10 Years Of Oil
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  Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...)The author wrote this article themselves, and it expresses their own opinions. The author is not receiving ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Senate fails to pass budget; layoff notices prepared - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  01-06-2015 10:56
  
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  Alaska Senate fails to pass budget; layoff notices prepared
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  The Senate Finance Committee rejected the 2016 operating budget the House of Representatives passed Saturday morning, making it likely that layoff notices will be sent to 10,000 state employees on Monday. “Extremely disappointing,” said Sen.
  Negotiations to continue as Alaska Senate rejects budget dealAlaska Dispatch News
  State workers to get layoff warningJuneau
  
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