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• Moose hunter charged with lying about Alaska residency - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-02-2016 06:39
  Moose hunter charged with lying about Alaska residency
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—A Fairbanks-based hunter is accused of falsely claiming Alaska residency when he bought a moose harvest tag for the 2014 hunting season. On Tuesday, prosecutors charged Kirk C. Larson with two counts of license and tag violations for ...
  

• T-Shirt Weather in the Arctic

  06-02-2016 06:00 via nytimes.com
  As the planet warms, we need new approaches to identify which species and ecosystems are most at risk.
  
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• Alaska dealing with higher unemployment than national rate - KTUU.com

  06-02-2016 05:57
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  Alaska dealing with higher unemployment than national rate
  KTUU.com
  While doom and gloom surrounds the Alaska economy the rest of the nation is celebrates low unemployment numbers in January. More from KTUU. Legislative report says owner of Anchorage offices... 20th annual Ski for Women race kicks off Sunday · MTA ...
  

• New bill would give payouts to wrongfully convicted Alaskans

  06-02-2016 04:26
  
  New bill would give payouts to wrongfully convicted Alaskans House Bill 55 is sponsored by state Rep. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, who said the bill was inspired by the Fairbanks Four case, although because they were technically not exonerated, they would not reap the benefits of the bill.February 5, 2016
  
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• Price tag on LIO sale: $37M

  06-02-2016 04:16
  
  
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  Owners of the contentious Legislative Information Office in downtown Anchorage have offered to sell the building for 37 million dollars, plus additional closing costs. The developer says the sale would save the state $2,052,000 over the next nine years of the existing lease, and eliminates the potential for lawsuits if legislators walk away from the agreement.
  Terms of the deal are detailed in an October 9th letter sent from Mark Pfeffer to Doug Gardner of the Alaska Leg
  
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• Former TV reporter Joy Bunde declares bid for Anchorage Assembly

  06-02-2016 03:52
  
  Former TV reporter Joy Bunde declares bid for Anchorage AssemblyJoy Bunde, a business marketer who worked for 12 years at Anchorage TV stations, said Friday she's running for a South Anchorage Assembly seat. Bunde is the daughter of longtime Republican state Sen. Con Bunde. February 5, 2016
  
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• Alaskans beware: Government will never defund itself - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-02-2016 03:50
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  Alaskans beware: Government will never defund itself
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Would you like to see a plan to cover next year's state budget deficit without tapping the Alaska Permanent Fund earnings, inflation-proofing or dividends? So would I, so here it is. First, consolidate and merge Alaska's four independent lending agencies:.
  Public testimony: Keep state hands off of dividendsAlaska Public Radio Networkall 17 news articles »
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Feb. 5, 2016

  06-02-2016 03:48
  
  
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  State seeks to charge Bill Allen in federal sex case
  Liz Ruskin, APRNAlaska Attorney General Craig Richards says the state wants authority to pursue charges against former VECO boss Bill Allen for allegedly transporting a young woman across stat
  
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• Committee to take testimony Saturday on proposed hike in Alaska motor fuel tax - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-02-2016 03:41
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Committee to take testimony Saturday on proposed hike in Alaska motor fuel tax
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU, Alaska—State officials had a hard time explaining the broader impacts of doubling the tax on gasoline earlier this week, and now the House Transportation Committee is turning to the public for input. The committee is meeting 1 p.m. Saturday to ...
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• Alaska House majority sets up hotline for budget ideas - Washington Times

  06-02-2016 02:57
  Alaska House majority sets up hotline for budget ideas
  Washington Times
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska House majority wants to hear your ideas on ways to address the state's budget deficit and save the state money. The Republican-led majority announced Friday that it has set up a toll-free “Idea Line” to hear from Alaskans.and more »
  

• Alaska DOC to be reviewed by newly appointed Commissioner - Alaska Public Radio Network

  06-02-2016 02:31
  Alaska DOC to be reviewed by newly appointed Commissioner
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  All prison programs in Alaska's correctional institutions will be reviewed, according to newly appointed Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams. Williams is also the co-author of an administrative report released last year that detailed deficiencies in ...
  

• State seeks power to prosecute Bill Allen on federal trafficking charge

  06-02-2016 02:30
  
  
  Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN)
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  Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards says the state wants authority to pursue charges against former VECO boss Bill Allen for allegedly transporting a young woman across state lines for sex. The state has tried before, but in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch today, Richards cites a new law that requires her to allow the state to pursue the federal case, or provide a detailed explanation why she won&
  
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• Alaska DOC to be reviewed by newly appointed Commissioner

  06-02-2016 02:30
  
  
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  All prison programs in Alaska’s correctional institutions will be reviewed, according to newly appointed Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams. Williams is also the co-author of an administrative report released last year that detailed deficiencies in the current system.
  “Safety is one of my biggest concerns to be quite frank inside the prison system right now. It is my top priority,” says Williams. “And one of the ways in addition to a whole myriad o
  
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• Disputed new proposal from Anchorage LIO landlord claims millions in savings

  06-02-2016 02:25
  
  Disputed new proposal from Anchorage LIO landlord claims millions in savings A proposal from the landlords of the Legislature’s Anchorage office building says a purchase by the state could save millions of dollars, but a separate analysis by lawmakers’ nonpartisan support agency calls that “misleading."February 5, 2016
  
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• Slumping Canadian dollar means big loss for Haines, Skagway

  06-02-2016 01:42
  
  The Canadian dollar continues to hover around $0.72 U.S. That means locals in Haines and Skagway might not see as many Yukon license plates this summer. With the lagging loonie comes the loss of Canadian business for local shops and tour operators, who are now trying to figure out how to cope.
  The Canadian dollar has been in a steady decline for years. It reached its lowest point in more than a dozen years last month, and, depending who you ask, it’s going to worse before it gets bett
  
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• Anchorage paramedic aids refugees in Greece

  06-02-2016 01:32
  
  Anchorage resident Teresa Gray just returned from volunteering in a refugee camp in Lesvos, Greece. Gray is a retired paramedic who was moved to volunteer for three weeks in January with a relief organization based in Ireland, after she saw the tragic and widely circulated photograph of a small refugee boy who died and washed up on a beach.
  Gray had never assisted with an international relief effort before. She says the refugees who are fleeing Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq pay Turkish Smugglers 1
  
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• Winter Bike, Ski, and Foot Races

  06-02-2016 01:00
  
  Photo credit: RJ Sauer. Riders Andy Heading and Bob Ostrom following musher Martin Buser.
  Alaskan’s like to do crazy things, and few are as crazy as the ultra-marathon races across the wilderness by bike, ski or foot that are happening over the next few weeks. We’ll be talking to organizers of the 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational and the 100-mile Susitna 100, to races that pioneered this kind of adventure, and inspired the new technology of fat bikes. Join us for the next Outdoo
  
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• Former Interior Alaska tribal administrator sentenced for embezzlement - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-02-2016 00:53
  Former Interior Alaska tribal administrator sentenced for embezzlement
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—A former Healy Lake tribal administrator accused of embezzlement was sentenced Friday to three years' probation. JoAnn Polston, 60, of Fairbanks was also given 90 days home confinement and ordered to cooperate with representatives of the ...and more »
  

• Alaska moves to prosecute witness in Ted Stevens trial - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-02-2016 00:02
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska moves to prosecute witness in Ted Stevens trial
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards and John Skidmore, director of the Law Department criminal division, speak at a news conference announcing the state will pursue prosecution of Anchorage businessman Bill Allen ...
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