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• Murkowski says repeal, replace should coincide

  10-01-2017 21:57
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (File photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)Lisa Murkowski is among five Republicans in the U.S. Senate sponsoring an amendment that would slow the repeal of President Obama’s signature heath care law. Murkowski told CNBC today that she and all Senate Republicans are still committed to repealing the Affordable Care Act.
  “What we also want to do is make sure that we replace it with a structure that does right by the American people,” Murkowski told CNBC.
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• Job losses in nearly every sector expected for 2017 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  10-01-2017 21:52
  
  Job losses in nearly every sector expected for 2017
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Like most other sectors of the economy, state jobs are in decline. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development economists predict a shrinking economy in 2017 as the state struggles to recover from low oil prices and a loss of billions in ...and more »
  
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• Job losses in nearly every sector expected for 2017

  10-01-2017 21:51
  
  Like most other sectors of the economy, state jobs are in decline. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development economists predict a shrinking economy in 2017 as the state struggles to recover from low oil prices and a loss of billions in revenue from the oil and gas industry. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO)Thousands of Alaskans lost their jobs in 2016, and in the forecast for 2017, it doesn’t look like the economy is going to stop shrinking anytime soon.
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• Insurance for law enforcement and firefighters’ survivors among early bills

  10-01-2017 21:40
  
  The funeral procession for slain police officers Matt Tokuoka and Tony Wallace moves through downtown Hoonah in 2010. (Photo by Casey Kelly/KTOO)Lawmakers couldn’t agree last year whether to permanently provide health insurance to the survivors of police officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty. Starting next week, they’ll have another chance.
  A bill to provide survivors with insurance was among the first bills filed ahead of the legislative session, starting on Jan. 17.
  
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• Alaska Airlines will now let you send free messages at 35000 feet - Yahoo Finance

  10-01-2017 20:32
  
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  Alaska Airlines will now let you send free messages at 35000 feet
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  Thanks to Alaska Airlines (ALK), the days of frantically sending one last message before putting your phone on airplane mode for takeoff might be a thing of the past. On Friday, the Seattle-based carrier introduced the launch of Free Chat, a ...
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  Alaska Airlines rolls out new on-board e-chat service — and it's free ...Los An
  
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• Once again, testing finds Alaska seafood free of Fukushima radiation - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-01-2017 17:54
  
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  Once again, testing finds Alaska seafood free of Fukushima radiation
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  For the third consecutive year, tests have found no radioactivity in Alaska seafood stemming from the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, state officials announced Monday. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said in a ...
  
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• Interior Alaska forecast calls for extreme cold - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  10-01-2017 16:55
  
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  Interior Alaska forecast calls for extreme cold
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Temperatures in Interior Alaska are forecast to drop to 40 degrees below zero starting next week. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the National Weather Service predicts a cold low-pressure air mass will move over the area ...
  Interior Alaska forecast calls for severe cold; 40-below-zero and colder temps likelyFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 4 news art
  
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• Alaska Airlines Offers Free In-Flight Mobile Messaging – Skift - Skift

  10-01-2017 11:48
  
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  A promotional image from Alaska Air of a passenger texting. The airline is offering free messaging via its Gogo in-flight Internet. Alaska Air. Photo: Alaska Air.
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• Group appeals lawsuit challenging Alaska campaign finance laws - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-01-2017 05:03
  
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  Group appeals lawsuit challenging Alaska campaign finance laws
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  A group of Republicans trying to loosen campaign contribution limits in Alaska — following key decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in recent years — is appealing a ruling by a federal judge in November that upheld the state's strict limits. Kevin ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: January 9, 2017

  10-01-2017 04:49
  
  
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  FBI and police address Fort Lauderdale shooter’s ties to Alaska
  Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  Law enforcement officials in Anchorage held a press conference on Saturday regarding what’s known about Esteban Santiago, the alleged shooter in Friday’s attack at the Ft. La
  
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• Alaska's 2016 was warmest year on record - by wide margin - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-01-2017 04:44
  
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  Alaska's 2016 was warmest year on record - by wide margin
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  Alaska just completed its warmest year on record, a mark set by a staggering margin, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on Monday. The state's average 2016 temperature of 31.9 degrees Fahrenheit was 5.9 degrees above the ...
  
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• How Alaska had this Trump nominee shaking - Alaska Public Radio Network

  10-01-2017 03:44
  
  How Alaska had this Trump nominee shaking
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  Wilbur Ross, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Commerce secretary, meets with U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. Photo: Sen. Sullivan's office. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Commerce Department, Wilbur Ross, is a billionaire investor, ...and more »
  
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• How Alaska had this Trump nominee shaking

  10-01-2017 03:43
  
  
  Wilbur Ross, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Commerce secretary, meets with U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. Photo: Sen. Sullivan’s office.President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Commerce Department, Wilbur Ross, is a billionaire investor, a specialist in distressed industries. If confirmed by the Senate, he’ll be the face of American business. But does this New Jersey–born Floridian know anything about Alaska?
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• ‘Hold These Truths’ tells story of WWII, presents lessons for today

  10-01-2017 03:35
  
  Greg Watanabe plays Gordon Hirabayashi in Perseverance Theater’s production of Hold These Truths. (Photo by Akiko Nishijima Rotch)Hold These Truths is a one-person show that tells the story of Gordon Hirabayashi and his resistance of the forced imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. About 200 Japanese-Americans from Alaska and 880 Unangax people were put in camps during the war. The historical work is playing in Anchorage this week and touches on some very modern theme.
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• Hold These Truth tells story of WWII, presents lessons for today

  10-01-2017 03:35
  
  Greg Watanabe plays Gordon Hirabayashi in Perseverance Theater’s production of Hold These Truths. (Photo by Akiko Nishijima Rotch)Hold These Truths is a one-person show that tells the story of Gordon Hirabayashi and his resistance of the forced imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. About 200 Japanese-Americans from Alaska and 880 Unangax people were put in camps during the war. The historical work is playing in Anchorage this week and touches on some very modern theme.
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