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• Alaska GOP names Babcock party chair

  30-04-2016 23:42
  
  Tuckerman Babcock, of Soldotna, is the new chairman of the Alaska Republican Party.Tuckerman Babcock, a long-time Republican strategist and former aide to Gov. Wally Hickel, is the new chairman of the Alaska Republican Party.
  Babcock won the spot at the state GOP convention in Fairbanks today. He beat Fairbanks attorney Ann Brown.
  Convention participants also changed party rules to end the term of the prior chair, Peter Goldberg, right away. That means Babcock will be a delegate to the National
  
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• Alaska Air won Virgin only after stubborn pursuit - The Seattle Times

  30-04-2016 17:00
  
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  Alaska Air won Virgin only after stubborn pursuit
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  The acquisition of Virgin will enable Alaska to significantly expand into California, a company executive says. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times). It took a protracted bidding war for Alaska Air Group to win the auction for Virgin America. Also: Amazon ...
  
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• Family fun in Florida and Alaska from 2 Waypointers - Military Times

  30-04-2016 12:13
  
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  Family fun in Florida and Alaska from 2 Waypointers
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  Two Waypointers share family-friendly trips as they help build Military Waypoint, the new online travel community exclusively for service members, veterans and their families. Share trips that your family has enjoyed, and see what others are posting at ...
  
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• Could Alaska choose the republican presidential nominee? It's possible. - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  30-04-2016 07:55
  
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  Could Alaska choose the republican presidential nominee? It's possible.
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  It's an exciting weekend for hundreds of Alaska Republicans at the state GOP convention in Fairbanks. The delegates chosen there could play a key role in the national convention in Cleveland this summer. It all stems from the local party's last-minute ...
  At Fairbanks convention, Alaska GOP wrestles with likely Trump nominationAlaska Dispatch News
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Apr. 29, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-04-2016 03:45
  
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  Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Apr. 29, 2016
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  The Legislature didn't do much work Friday, as lawmakers moved into their temporary digs in the Bob Ray Center while the Capitol is under construction. When House members return on Monday, they'll debate whether to overhaul the state's criminal ...
  Grappling with how to deal with domestic violence, Iditarod bans musher indefinitelyAlaska Dispatch Newsall 18 news articles »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Apr. 29, 2016

  30-04-2016 03:40
  
  
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  Impending crime bill looms as Legislature moves to temporary building
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  The Legislature didn’t do much work Friday, as lawmakers moved into their temporary digs in the Bob Ray Center while the Capitol is under
  
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• 'Hempcrete' May Hold Promise for Rural Alaska - webcenter11

  30-04-2016 03:27
  'Hempcrete' May Hold Promise for Rural Alaska
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  Hemp is a commonly used term for high-growing industrial varieties of the Cannabis plant and its products, which include fiber, oil, and seed. It is refined into products such as hemp seed foods, hemp oil, wax, resin, rope, cloth, pulp, paper, and fuel ...
  
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• With test fishing, Alaska earns money to defray some costs - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-04-2016 02:50
  
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  With test fishing, Alaska earns money to defray some costs
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  Maureen Horne-Brine collects fish scales from king salmon caught in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game test fishery near Emmonak in 2005. Erik Hill / ADN. In the face of Alaska's multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, state policymakers are putting ...and more »
  
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• Impending crime bill looms as Legislature moves to temporary building

  30-04-2016 02:45
  
  
  The Legislature didn’t do much work Friday, as lawmakers moved into their temporary digs in the Bob Ray Center while the Capitol is under construction.
  Sen. John Coghill, the primary sponsor for SB 91, speaks during a Senate Majority press conference, Jan. 20, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)When House members return on Monday, they’ll debate whether to overhaul the state’s criminal sentencing laws. Supporters say the legislation will lower the risk of offenders returning t
  
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• Republicans in Fairbanks vie to be national delegates

  30-04-2016 02:23
  
  
  A few hundreds Republicans are gathered in Fairbanks today for the state party convention. APRN’s Liz Ruskin is reporting from there.
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  Paul Dawson of Craig wears his colors at the Alaska Republican Convention in Fairbanks (Photo by Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington D.C.)TOWNSEND: Liz, you left us with a bit of a cliffhanger yesterday. What’s the big news party chairman Peter Goldberg was hinting at?
  RUSKIN: OK, you have to remember: this is a gathering of political an
  
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• Fairbanks Republicans fight to become delegates

  30-04-2016 02:23
  
  
  A few hundreds Republicans are gathered in Fairbanks today for the state party convention. APRN’s Liz Ruskin is reporting from there.
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  Paul Dawson of Craig wears his colors at the Alaska Republican Convention in Fairbanks (Photo by Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington D.C.)TOWNSEND: Liz, you left us with a bit of a cliff hanger yesterday. What’s the big news party chairman Peter Goldberg was hinting at?
  RUSKIN: OK, you have to remember: this is a gathering of political a
  
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• Video: Transforming Adults Only: A Neighborhood Interaction

  30-04-2016 01:40
  
  Anchorage is saying adieu to the building that housed the last self-described sex business in Anchorage, and it’s going out with quite a bang. Throughout April, the Light Brigade and friends teamed up with the Writer’s Block and Cook Inlet Housing Authority, to put on a large scale art exhibition and community event.Inside the event
  New owners of the property saw a unique opportunity in the building before tearing it down. After teaming up with local artists and community outreach or
  
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• Ice jam on the Yukon releases

  30-04-2016 01:06
  
  An ice jam on the Yukon River below Eagle has released. National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb said the jam in place since Tuesday, broke up early this morning.
  Ice fog on the Yukon River (Creative commons photo by Anthony DeLorenzo)“Around 2:45 this morning, the jam, about 10 miles down-river near Calico Bluff released and a resident down there said the water dropped and the ice is moving fast and free right now,” Plumb said.
  Plumb says about 50 miles of the river are open, b
  
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• Drug enforcement discussed at Mat-Su public hearing

  30-04-2016 00:34
  
  Few people turned out to testify at a public hearing on the Matanuska Susitna Borough budget in Wasilla Thursday night, but those who did outlined a disturbing trend.
  Wasilla mayor Bert Cottle faced the Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly and told the panel that drug enforcement resources in the Valley are overwhelmed.
  “We currently have three Alaska State Troopers attached to the state drug unit out here. That’s it for a 100,000 people. Nothing against those people, they are working
  
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• Iditarod Committee: Beals will not compete in 2017 race following domestic violence charges

  30-04-2016 00:22
  
  The Iditarod Trail Committee Board released a statement today regarding rules related to musher conduct. Recent reports of domestic violence charges against musher Travis Beals have prompted Iditarod officials to disallow any 2017 application from Beals.
  The statement says Beals will be out of the Iditarod for 2017 and for an ‘indefinite period of time thereafter saying the duration will be dependent on successful completion of court ordered rehabilitation.
  24 year old Beals was in court i
  
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