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• Sarah Palin signs deal for courtroom TV show pilot

  22-03-2016 21:45
  
  Sarah Palin signs deal for courtroom TV show pilot Move over, Judge Judy. Alaska's mama grizzly is getting a gavel.March 22, 2016
  
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• Hillary Clinton takes first Alaska questions -- from an Anchorage pop radio station

  22-03-2016 20:15
  
  Hillary Clinton takes first Alaska questions -- from an Anchorage pop radio station Days ahead of the Democratic presidential caucus, Hillary Clinton held her first interview with Alaska media on KGOT's "Breakfast Club" morning talk show.March 22, 2016
  
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• Supreme Court sides with Sturgeon in case challenging NPS authority

  22-03-2016 16:46
  
  (Screenshot of the U.S. Supreme Court decision. Click to read.)In a decision released Tuesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court sided unanimously with moose hunter John Sturgeon in his case against the National Park Service, overturning a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision.
  The case stems from a 2007 incident, when rangers in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve told Sturgeon he couldn’t operate his hovercraft there.
  The Supreme Court decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts,
  
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• Supreme Court tosses ruling that barred hovercraft in Alaska preserve

  22-03-2016 16:27
  
  Supreme Court tosses ruling that barred hovercraft in Alaska preserve The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lower court ruling Tuesday that barred an Alaska moose hunter from running his hovercraft in a national preserve, but stopped short of handing him and the state the victory they sought.March 22, 2016
  
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• Supreme Court backs Alaska moose hunter in fight against feds over hovercraft use

  22-03-2016 16:27
  
  Supreme Court backs Alaska moose hunter in fight against feds over hovercraft useThe U.S. Supreme Court handed an Alaska moose hunter a significant victory Tuesday, unanimously overturning a lower-court decision that barred him from operating a hovercraft in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.March 22, 2016
  
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• High court tosses ruling that barred hovercraft in Alaska preserve, but questions remain

  22-03-2016 16:27
  
  High court tosses ruling that barred hovercraft in Alaska preserve, but questions remain The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lower court ruling Tuesday that barred an Alaska moose hunter from running his hovercraft in a national preserve, but stopped short of handing him and the state the victory they sought, leaving questions unresolved about federal authority in Alaska’s national parks, preserves and other “national interest” lands.March 22, 2016
  
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• House commitee pushes back on governor’s attempt to increase taxes on Alaska oil industry

  22-03-2016 04:37
  
  House commitee pushes back on governor’s attempt to increase taxes on Alaska oil industry Gov. Bill Walker proposed changes to the oil and gas tax regime worth an additional $400 million annually to the state. A new House substitute bill would generate only a fraction of that amount. March 21, 2016
  
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• House commitee guts governor’s attempt to tax oil industry, end secrecy

  22-03-2016 04:37
  
  House commitee guts governor’s attempt to tax oil industry, end secrecy Gov. Bill Walker proposed changes to the oil and gas tax regime worth an additional $400 million annually to the state. A new House substitute bill would generate only a fraction of that amount. March 21, 2016
  
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• Eielson AFB airmen build ice bridge for Red Flag-Alaska exercises - Stars and Stripes

  22-03-2016 04:28
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  Eielson AFB airmen build ice bridge for Red Flag-Alaska exercises
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  Tech. Sgt. John Jockusch, the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of range structural maintenance, drives a truck earlier this month over the ice bridge in Delta Junction, Alaska. The ice bridge is used to get to and from ...
  

• Alaska's budget gap officially just got a little bigger - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  22-03-2016 04:23
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  Alaska's budget gap officially just got a little bigger
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  The Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline snakes across the Alaska tundra under the Brooks Range about 150 miles from Prodhoe Bay, Alaska Tuesday Aug. 28, 2001 carrying North Slope crude oil about 800 mile to Valdez, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo). Revenue ...
  Alaska budget deficit just jumped $300M because of low oil prices, Walker administration saysAlaska Dispatch News
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• Young economist leaving Alaska to avoid Legislature's promised painful cuts - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2016 04:13
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  Young economist leaving Alaska to avoid Legislature's promised painful cuts
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  University of Alaska Southeast economist Brian Vander Naald with his wife, Anne, a massage therapist, and nine-month-old son Isaac. The family is leaving Alaska after four years in expectation of cuts to the university system and an economic downturn.
  

• Army delays cuts to Alaska airborne unit, citing Russian, Korean threats - Stars and Stripes

  22-03-2016 04:00
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  Army delays cuts to Alaska airborne unit, citing Russian, Korean threats
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  The Army's only extreme-cold weather airborne brigade is prepared to fight in the Arctic. But first, they must fight for their existence. Units in Europe, South Korea spared in Army cuts · Army mulls cutting troops in Alaska, officials say. The Army ...
  It's official: Anchorage military base cuts are delayedAlaska Dispatch News
  Army officially delays JBER force cutAlaskajournal.co
  

• Don't cut humanities out of the University of Alaska; we'll lose heart and innovation - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2016 03:58
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  Don't cut humanities out of the University of Alaska; we'll lose heart and innovation
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  A bit over 2,400 years ago, Empedocles thought that species came about by the random assemblage of body parts. The infinitesimally few fortunate monsters that worked out-survived the vast majority of hopeless ones. Thus, according to this Greek thinker ...
  

• Alaska fiscal policy forum set for Wednesday in Fairbanks - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  22-03-2016 03:50
  Alaska fiscal policy forum set for Wednesday in Fairbanks
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  FAIRBANKS—Alaska's financial crisis, potential legislation addressing the budget gap and how different communities view the crisis are the focus of a Fairbanks town hall meeting, which is free, open to the public and includes lunch. The meeting — 11 ...
  

• US rejects Alaska's Knik Arm bridge loan request, but says state can try again - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2016 03:15
  US rejects Alaska's Knik Arm bridge loan request, but says state can try again
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  Federal authorities last month rejected the state of Alaska's latest request for a low-interest loan for the Knik Arm bridge project, but state officials say they're still negotiating and are confident the loan will eventually come through. Opponents ...and more »
  

• US rejects Alaska’s Knik Arm bridge loan request, but says state can try again

  22-03-2016 03:15
  
  US rejects Alaska’s Knik Arm bridge loan request, but says state can try again Federal authorities told the state of Alaska in February that they were suspending their review of the Knik Arm crossing project for a low-interest loan until the state revised its plan, which state officials say is happening. March 21, 2016
  
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• Feds reject Knik Arm bridge loan request but says state can try again

  22-03-2016 03:15
  
  Feds reject Knik Arm bridge loan request but says state can try again Federal authorities told the state of Alaska in February that they were suspending their review of the Knik Arm crossing project for a low-interest loan until the state revised its plan, which state officials say is happening. March 21, 2016
  
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• Some of the fastest teams ever among top ten Iditarod finishers

  22-03-2016 03:10
  
  
  Never in Iditarod history have as many teams finished the 1000 mile race in under nine days, but this year, eight of the top ten teams did just that. Some of the mushers who crossed the finish line faced enormous adversity on their way to Nome. But without any major weather events most of the mushing that took place was simply the fastest in the race’s history.
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Mar. 21, 2016

  22-03-2016 03:10
  
  
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  JBER cuts put on hold
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  Cuts to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson’s 4-2-5 infantry brigade combat team in Anchorage have officially been put on hold. Alaska’s congressional delegation is celebrating today&rs
  
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• Retired journalist mulling campaign challenge to Alaska's Don Young - KTUU.com

  22-03-2016 02:39
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  Retired journalist mulling campaign challenge to Alaska's Don Young
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  Steve Lindbeck, who retired as chief executive and general manager of Alaska Public Media in October after eight years, said he's having “lots of discussions with people” about the idea of challenging Congressman Don Young and expects to make an ...
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• Tax credits reduced for oil and gas companies

  22-03-2016 02:25
  
  
  The House Resources Committee unveiled its version of an overhaul of the state’s oil and gas tax credits.
  The new version removes one of the key changes proposed by Governor Bill Walker – raising the minimum tax paid by companies from 4 percent to 5 percent.
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  The bill would trim the amount of tax credits paid to companies operating in the Cook Inlet.
  But Homer Republican Representative Paul Seaton says the new version would leave credits for companies operating on the N
  
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• Cruz, Trump tie in Alaska delegates after Rubio exit - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2016 02:21
  Cruz, Trump tie in Alaska delegates after Rubio exit
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  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and New York businessman Donald Trump are tied in Alaska's Republican delegate count after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio dropped out of the presidential race earlier this month, state party officials said. Cruz beat Trump by about three ...and more »
  

• JBER cuts put on hold

  22-03-2016 02:20
  
  
  Cuts to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson’s 4-2-5 infantry brigade combat team in Anchorage have officially been put on hold. Alaska’s congressional delegation is celebrating today’s announcement by the army.
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  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan talks to reporters after his annual address to the Alaska Legislature. (File photo by Skip Gray/360 North)In a combined release, Senator Dan Sullivan said in part “the Army sent a strong message that America remains dedicated to ou
  
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• Cruz, Trump tie in Alaska delegates after Rubio exit

  22-03-2016 02:18
  
  Cruz, Trump tie in Alaska delegates after Rubio exit Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and New York businessman Donald Trump each received 14 delegates from Alaska in the Republican nominating contest after Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida dropped out, forcing a re-calculation of delegates. March 21, 2016
  
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• Southcentral Alaska snow lovers find Nirvana at Sheep Mountain Lodge - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2016 02:07
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  Southcentral Alaska snow lovers find Nirvana at Sheep Mountain Lodge
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  SHEEP MOUNTAIN — The air was crisp and sweet, smelling of spruce tips as my husband, son and I clicked into our skis and exchanged satisfied grins. For the second time this season — and not at home — cross-country skiing beckoned. Fed up with ...
  

• Low oil prices not ideal for state budget

  22-03-2016 02:00
  
  
  What do continued low oil prices means for the state budget? It’s not pretty.
  The Department of Revenue released a forecast today showing the state will bring in 800 million dollars less in oil revenue this year and next than the department projected in the fall.
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  Governor Bill Walker says the 17 percent drop in the oil revenue forecast reinforces the importance of his fiscal plan. The plan would draw money from Permanent Fund earnings to pay for state government. It also wou
  
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• New mariculture initiative to help boost shellfish farming - Alaska Public Radio Network

  22-03-2016 01:50
  New mariculture initiative to help boost shellfish farming
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  Alaska shellfish farmers hope a new state mariculture initiative will help boost their businesses. But they warn it's not an easy industry to expand. The state began allowing Alaskans to farm shellfish almost 30 years ago. The resulting farms raise ...
  

• New mariculture initiative to help boost shellfish farming

  22-03-2016 01:41
  
  
  Alaska shellfish farmers hope a new state mariculture initiative will help boost their businesses. But they warn it’s not an easy industry to expand.
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  The state began allowing Alaskans to farm shellfish almost 30 years ago.
  The resulting farms raise scallops, mussels and several species of clams. In recent years, oysters have gotten more attention.
  The state lists about 50 shellfish farmers, though not all are active. Most are in southern Southeast Alaska or Kachemak Bay, nea
  
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• Alaska Airlines miles can pay for TSA PreCheck under new program - Alaska Dispatch News

  22-03-2016 01:22
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  Alaska Airlines miles can pay for TSA PreCheck under new program
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  Frequent fliers who feel grounded by airport security screenings can now use their Alaska Airlines miles to cover the cost of a prescreening, which may put them in faster-moving security lines. Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the program, in which ...
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• Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science – Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the US Healthcare System

  22-03-2016 01:18
  
  
  Lixin Huang currently serves as the President of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, and has served in numerous capacities with the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies. Lixin has traveled around the world presenting on the use of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in the United States. Lixin has received several awards, including the Chinese Medicine Leadership Award from the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2013
  
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• Alaska editorials - Charlotte Observer

  22-03-2016 01:13
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  Sen. Lisa Murkowski has worked tirelessly against allowing genetically engineered salmon on the market. But if it is allowed, she argues that the GE salmon should be labeled as such for the benefit of the buyer. Unless someone is trying to fool the ...and more »
  

• It's official: Anchorage military base cuts are delayed

  22-03-2016 00:59
  
  It's official: Anchorage military base cuts are delayedPlans to cut 2,600 troops at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage are officially on hold, the U.S. Army announced Monday.  March 21, 2016
  
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• Irreversibility of climate change discussed at Arctic Science Summit

  22-03-2016 00:58
  
  
  Government leaders and policymakers from circumpolar nations say they rely on the very best and latest science to make decisions about how to adapt to climate change and a rapidly warming Arctic. They converged in Fairbanks last week at the same time as one of the largest groups of Arctic scientists met to brainstorm on the next round of new research.
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  Ambassador David Balton delivers the keynote address during International Assembly Day during Arctic Science Summit Week in Fairban
  
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• Zita Air adds passenger service to Bristol Bay communities

  22-03-2016 00:29
  
  Last week, Anchorage-based Zita Air made its first charter run with a Piper Cherokee Lance, delivering folks to Kokhanok for the winter carnival. The flight was months, and even years, in the making.
  A Zita Air plane (Photo courtesy of Danielle Troll)Owner Danielle Troll grew up in Anchorage, a second generation Alaskan. But she didn’t have any pilots in her family, and didn’t know much about aviation growing up.
  “One day, I was about 17,” Troll recall
  
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• With a month left of legislative session budget solution still up in the air

  22-03-2016 00:14
  
  With about a month left in the scheduled 90-day legislative session, lawmakers are trying to figure out how to pay the bills given the steep drop in oil revenue that’s left Alaska with a multi-billion dollar deficit.
  There are plenty of positions and ideas, but there’s no clear consensus on a path forward.
  There are a lot of pieces in play that would impact the budget, including taxes, a restructuring of the Alaska Permanent Fund to allow regular draws from earnings, bills aimed at c
  
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