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• How should Alaska evaluate Tier 3 water protection nominations? - KHNS Radio

  28-03-2017 23:21
  
  How should Alaska evaluate Tier 3 water protection nominations?
  KHNS Radio
  Photographers take pictures of eagles feeding on salmon in the Chilkat River. The Chilkat River is one of four water bodies in Alaska nominated for Tier 3 protection. (Emily Files). People in four Alaska communities are trying to get the highest level ...
  
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• Oklahoma man kills 3 suspected burglars with AR-15 rifle - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 23:17
  
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  Oklahoma man kills 3 suspected burglars with AR-15 rifle
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Oklahoma man shot and killed three suspected teenage burglars with an assault rifle when they broke into his home, and the 23-year-old is unlikely to be charged based on initial evidence, authorities said on Tuesday. The three had forced their way ...and more »
  
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• Dillingham and schools around Alaska roll out new PEAKS test

  28-03-2017 22:52
  
  (Alaska Department of Education & Early Development)The Dillingham City School District started its annual statewide assessment in English language arts, math and science today. The testing window for schools around the state opened Monday and runs through April 28. This year schools are using PEAKS (Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools).
  Students in Dillingham will be taking their PEAKS test with pencil and paper. This year, the state of Alaska gave schools the option to admini
  
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• Alaska Airlines promotes former ramp service agent to vice president of airport operations - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)

  28-03-2017 22:45
  Alaska Airlines promotes former ramp service agent to vice president of airport operations
  Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
  Alaska Airlines gets it first face lift in 25 years. The new livery on this Alaska… more · Wayne Newton began his Alaska Airlines career at the bottom of the ladder as a ramp agent in 1988. Now he's been named the carrier's vice president of airport ...and more »
  
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• Seward House to continue celebrating Alaska purchase anniversary with sculpture unveiling - Auburn Citizen

  28-03-2017 22:26
  
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  Seward House to continue celebrating Alaska purchase anniversary with sculpture unveiling
  Auburn Citizen
  Political cartoons from the time of the Alaska purchase are on display at the Seward House Museum as part of its exhibit "A Most Fortunate Folly: Alaska at 150." prev. next. The Seward House Museum in Auburn will continue celebrating the 150th ...
  
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• Dillingham and schools around Alaska roll out new PEAKS test - KDLG

  28-03-2017 22:24
  
  Dillingham and schools around Alaska roll out new PEAKS test
  KDLG
  Schools around Alaska began PEAKS testing this week, the new statewide assessment for English language arts, math and science. Credit Alaska Department of Education & Early Development. The Dillingham City School District started its annual statewide ...and more »
  
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• FAQ: What Trump's new climate actions mean - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 21:57
  
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  FAQ: What Trump's new climate actions mean
  Alaska Dispatch News
  On Tuesday, a week after the end of the sixth-warmest winter in the continental United States in recorded history, President Donald Trump announced a series of actions meant to unwind or dramatically halt Barack Obama's efforts to fight climate change.and more »
  
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• Top Alaska indie brokerage merges with Keller Williams mega team - Inman.com

  28-03-2017 21:35
  
  Top Alaska indie brokerage merges with Keller Williams mega team
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  Top independent brokerage Madden Real Estate in Fairbanks, Alaska, owned by Wes Madden, has been sold to Keller Williams Alaska, to be merged with the Dar Walden Team, a Keller Williams mega team.Madden Real Estate has been the top real estate ...
  
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• Anchorage businesses grapple with sudden electricity bill increase

  28-03-2017 21:33
  
  Bakers at work at Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop in downtown Anchorage. A recent jump in electricity bills has the owner wondering if she’ll need to raise prices. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)At Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop near downtown Anchorage, customers probably don’t make the connection between utility bills and the price of a chocolate chip cookie. But bakery owner Janis Fleischman explained electricity costs are a big factor when she looks at h
  
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• Alaska labor, business disagree over workers' compensation reform - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  28-03-2017 21:17
  
  Alaska labor, business disagree over workers' compensation reform
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is sponsoring workers' compensation legislation aimed at making it ...and more »
  
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• Virgin Atlantic's Richard Branson bashes Alaska Airlines at Seattle launch - USA TODAY

  28-03-2017 20:53
  
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  Virgin Atlantic's Richard Branson bashes Alaska Airlines at Seattle launch
  USA TODAY
  SEATTLE -- Virgin Atlantic marked its new service between London Heathrow and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday with a ceremonial flight that featured a live-streamed in-flight performance by up-and-coming UK pop-star Raye and an ...
  Richard Branson celebrates Virgin Atlantic's entry to Seattle market, tears into Alaska AirThe Seattle Times
  Richard Branson has warm words for Seattle,
  
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• Ice Causes Dam on Alaska's Spruce Island to Empty - U.S. News & World Report

  28-03-2017 20:22
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  Ice Causes Dam on Alaska's Spruce Island to Empty
  U.S. News & World Report
  Ouzinkie has requested emergency assistance after a dam in the city on Spruce Island was damaged by ice. | March 28, 2017, at 2:23 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Ice Causes Dam on Alaska's Spruce Island to Empty. KODIAK ...and more »
  
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• Voices of Alaska: Partnerships addressing local needs — suicide prevention in Alaska - Kenai Peninsula Online

  28-03-2017 19:21
  
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  Voices of Alaska: Partnerships addressing local needs — suicide prevention in Alaska
  Kenai Peninsula Online
  Suicide has affected almost all of us here in Alaska in one way or another. A family member, a friend, a colleague or someone who has touched our lives has grappled with the pressing issue here in our state. We all watched in growing grief and fear as ...
  
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• Ride along this backcountry ridgeline in Alaska - Red Bull

  28-03-2017 19:00
  
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  Ride along this backcountry ridgeline in Alaska
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  There's no room for error for MTB adventurer Eric Porter as he tackles a picturesque mountain line. Play Video. MORE VIDEOS. Play. Current Time 0:00. /. Duration Time 0:00. Stream TypeLIVE. Remaining Time -0:00. Loaded: 0%. 0:00. Progress: 0%. 0:00.and more »
  
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• Alaska boy wins 42nd National Rotten Sneaker Contest - UPI.com - UPI.com

  28-03-2017 18:56
  
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  Alaska boy wins 42nd National Rotten Sneaker Contest - UPI.com
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  An Alaska boy's smelly sneakers earned him the title of "Smelliest Sole" at the Odor-Eaters 42nd National Rotten Sneaker Contest in New York.
  Alaska boy wins title of smelliest sneakers at national competitionAlaska Dispatch Newsall 5 news articles »
  
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• Alaska boy wins 42nd National Rotten Sneaker Contest - UPI.com

  28-03-2017 18:56
  
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  Alaska boy wins 42nd National Rotten Sneaker Contest
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  Connor Slocombe from Alaska puts the golden sneaker trophy around his neck after winning the 42nd National Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest at Ripley's Believe It or Not in New York City on March 28. The Rotten Sneaker Contest began in 1974 as a ...
  
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• Gasline anchor tenant signs 'Dear John' letter to Walker - Must Read Alaska (blog)

  28-03-2017 18:54
  
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  Gasline anchor tenant signs 'Dear John' letter to Walker
  Must Read Alaska (blog)
  Gov. Bill Walker in December 2015 signs a second MOU with REI's Shun-ichi Shimizu, renewing the MOU the two parties had signed a year earlier. Gov. Bill Walker had a friend in the Japanese company Resources Energy, Inc. In fact, they kind of had a ...
  
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• 'No Room For Error' on This High Alaskan Ridgeline - Red Bull

  28-03-2017 18:46
  
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  'No Room For Error' on This High Alaskan Ridgeline
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  Eric Porter has spent 15 years traveling the world in search of beautiful trails. His favorite spot? Alaska. And after six years, Porter has made his return to The Last Frontier. This time to ride a remote ridgeline that has been cached in his mind ...and more »
  
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• Riding Ridgeline MTB in Alaska +video+ | Red Bull Bike - RedBull.com - Red Bull

  28-03-2017 18:35
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  Riding Ridgeline MTB in Alaska +video+ | Red Bull Bike - RedBull.com
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  There's no room for error for MTB adventurer Eric Porter as he tackles a picturesque mountain line.and more »
  
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• Glenn Highway wrecks mark onset of late-winter snowfall - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 17:20
  
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  Glenn Highway wrecks mark onset of late-winter snowfall
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage and the Mat-Su received an initial dusting of snow early Tuesday from an expected two-day snow dump, with wrecks reported on the Glenn Highway, and forecasters were expecting several inches to fall by Wednesday evening. Anchorage police ...
  
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• A push to revive Alaska's pension system - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  28-03-2017 16:33
  
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  A push to revive Alaska's pension system
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  A push to revive Alaska's public pension system is under way in the state House of Representatives, where a Juneau lawmaker has suggested a measure that would directly affect more than 41,000 people statewide. Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, held a ...
  Budget Passes the Alaska House of Representatives; Sets the Stage for Passage of a Fiscal PlanSitNews
  The Agenda for Monday, March 27 — a newsletter on the Alas
  
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• Alaska Airlines names 29-year industry veteran new vice president of airport operations - Yahoo Finance

  28-03-2017 14:08
  Alaska Airlines names 29-year industry veteran new vice president of airport operations
  Yahoo Finance
  SEATTLE, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines' board of directors has elected Wayne Newton as vice president of airport operations and customer service effective today. In his new role, Newton will oversee airport operations in 84 cities and ...and more »
  
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• Rep. Adam Wool sponsors bill that would bring Uber, Lyft to Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  28-03-2017 10:43
  
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  Rep. Adam Wool sponsors bill that would bring Uber, Lyft to Alaska
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  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. FAIRBANKS — Inspired by his experience running an event venue and bar outside town, Fairbanks state Rep. Adam Wool ...and more »
  
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• Ice Causes Dam on Alaska's Kodiak Island to Empty - U.S. News & World Report

  28-03-2017 10:22
  Ice Causes Dam on Alaska's Kodiak Island to Empty
  U.S. News & World Report
  Ouzinkie has requested emergency assistance after a dam in the southern Alaska city was damaged by ice. | March 28, 2017, at 8:57 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Ice Causes Dam on Alaska's Kodiak Island to Empty. KODIAK ...and more »
  
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• Labor, Business Disagree Over Workers' Compensation Reform - U.S. News & World Report

  28-03-2017 08:06
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  Labor, Business Disagree Over Workers' Compensation Reform
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is sponsoring workers' compensation legislation aimed at making it easier to determine whether someone is an employee or an independent contractor. | March 28, 2017, at 1:59 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel.
  Labor and business at odds over Walker's worker's compensation reformAlaska Public Radio Networkall 4 news articles&
  
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• With snow in the Southcentral Alaska forecast, winter may stick around a little longer - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 07:37
  
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  With snow in the Southcentral Alaska forecast, winter may stick around a little longer
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Clear skies and rising daytime temperatures may have Southcentral residents hoping the end of winter is near, but a changing forecast could dash any dreams of spring. Matthew Clay, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Anchorage office ...
  
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• Mat-Su schools superintendent resigns - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 05:29
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Mat-Su schools superintendent resigns
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Gene Stone has served as superintendent of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District since July 1, 2016. (Courtesy Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District). The Matanuska-Susitna School Board unanimously voted Monday night to accept the ...and more »
  
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• UPS, Delta oppose proposal to triple state jet fuel tax - Alaska Public Radio Network

  28-03-2017 04:38
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  UPS, Delta oppose proposal to triple state jet fuel tax
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  If enacted, Alaska's motor fuel tax would triple but remain less than half of its inflation-adjusted high. (Screen capture of Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report). UPS and Delta Air Lines oppose a proposal to triple the state's jet fuel ...and more »
  
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• UPS, Delta oppose proposal to triple state jet fuel tax

  28-03-2017 04:34
  
  If enacted, Alaska’s motor fuel tax would triple but remain less than half of its inflation-adjusted high. (Screen capture of Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report)UPS and Delta Air Lines oppose a proposal to triple the state’s jet fuel tax. But the Alaska Trucking Association supports a similar increase on fuel for cars and trucks.
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  UPS representative Jeff Wafford said raising the tax will make Alaska less competitive. He said it could encourage companies t
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 27, 2017

  28-03-2017 04:07
  
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  Hilcorp shuts down oil platforms to address Cook Inlet gas leak
  Elizabeth Harball, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
  Hilcorp announced Saturday (March 25) that after discussions with Alaska Governor Bill Walker, it’s shutting down two oil platforms in Cook Inlet in response to an ongoing leak f
  
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• Sitka Sound roe herring fishery opens

  28-03-2017 03:49
  
  The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery opened on Saturday (March 25) in parts of Hayward Strait and Krestof Sound. The fleet caught 5,200 tons in just over three hours, between noon and 3:20 p.m. That brings the cumulative harvest for the season to just over 13,000 tons.
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  While the 48 permit holders stood down on Sunday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game spotted the first significant spawn. Roughly half a mile of active spawn was observed south of Fred’s Creek and west of K
  
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• Brighter and warmer days: Spring skiing in Alaska is delicious - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 03:33
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Brighter and warmer days: Spring skiing in Alaska is delicious
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Skiers ride the chair lift at Hilltop Ski Area as the clouds move in. Hilltop plans to close for the season on April 2. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). On more than a few afternoons this month I've stood at the bottom of Hilltop Ski Area, watching ...
  
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• Sitka starts celebration for Alaska's 150th anniversary with the U.S. ... - Alaska Public Radio Network

  28-03-2017 03:13
  
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  Sitka starts celebration for Alaska's 150th anniversary with the U.S. ...
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska reaches a historical milestone this week. On March 30th – 150 years ago – America signed a treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia. Listen now.and more »
  
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• Sitka starts celebration for Alaska’s 150th anniversary with the U.S.

  28-03-2017 03:10
  
  (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)Alaska reaches a historical milestone this week. On March 30th – 150 years ago – America signed a treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia.
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  Seward’s Day commemorates the man who brokered the $7.2 million dollar deal, then-Secretary of State William H. Seward. While critics called the deal “Seward’s Folly,” the treaty would forever change the history of the region.
  After the transfer, Sitka – then called New Ar
  
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• Top athletes compete in Haines for Freeride World Tour

  28-03-2017 03:06
  
  The top three snowboard men Ryland Bell, Sammy Luebke and Davey Baird. (Photo courtesy Freeride World Tour)Big mountain skiers and snowboarders from around the world braved deep snow and steep slopes in the Haines mountains for the Freeride World Tour. Friday’s event took place after a week of waiting for unsafe snow conditions to settle.
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  Announcers Ed Leigh and Martin Winkler talked through the action on the Freeride website’s livestream of the Haines competition. This is
  
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• Birch Hill cross country ski races to kick off in Fairbanks

  28-03-2017 03:06
  
  The country’s best cross country skiers are racing in Fairbanks this week, including in national championship events. The four races at the Birch Hill Recreation area are the conclusion of the season long North American Super Tour Series. More than 140 athletes are signed up, including most of the U.S. Ski Team. Chief of Competition John Estle said the national team group includes World Championship medalists Kikkan Randall and Sadie Bjornsen of Anchorage as well as Minnesota’s Jessi
  
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• Murkowski, Young join Trump for signing of BLM rule repeal - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 02:20
  
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  Murkowski, Young join Trump for signing of BLM rule repeal
  Alaska Dispatch News
  WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young joined President Donald Trump Monday as he signed a resolution revoking an Obama-era Bureau of Land Management regulation. The rule, known as BLM Planning 2.0, redesigned the ...and more »
  
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• Murkowski, Young join Trump for signing of BLM rule repeal - Alaska ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-03-2017 02:20
  
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  Murkowski, Young join Trump for signing of BLM rule repeal - Alaska ...
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  WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young joined President Donald Trump Monday as he signed a resolution revoking an Obama-era ...and more »
  
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• Young gives Trump a hand at bill signing

  28-03-2017 01:56
  
  Rep. Young says he kept his hand on the president’s chair to make a point. (APM illustration from C-SPAN video)Alaska Congressman Don Young was at the White House Monday to see the president sign a bill that repeals an Obama administration rule known as “BLM Planning 2.0.”
  Last year, then-Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the rule was intended to give the public a greater voice when the BLM draws up regional management plans. Rep. Young said it would have let natio
  
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• Richard Branson celebrates Virgin Atlantic's entry to Seattle market, tears into Alaska Air - The Seattle Times

  28-03-2017 01:21
  
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  Richard Branson celebrates Virgin Atlantic's entry to Seattle market, tears into Alaska Air
  The Seattle Times
  Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson continues flying after stepping off a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on Monday afternoon after a flight from London to celebrate Virgin Atlantic's new London-Seattle route. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times). A Boeing ...
  Richard Branson has warm words for Seattle, cold criticism for Alaska AirGeekWire
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• Future of Valdez marijuana sales hangs in balance

  28-03-2017 01:06
  
  Cannabis plant (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Last fall, history was made in Valdez. The state’s first marijuana retail store opened its doors to all buyers. Now, the future of the store is in the hands of voters. Residents face Ballot Proposition 1 in the upcoming municipal election.
  It was only last October when Michael Holcombe made the first purchase at Herbal Outfitters.
  Six months later, business has been steady Alaska’s first retail marijuana store.
  Derek Morris is t
  
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• Alaska lawmakers, industry, grapple with oil subsidies - Alaska Public Radio Network

  28-03-2017 00:53
  
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  Alaska lawmakers, industry, grapple with oil subsidies
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Lobbyists Kevin Jardell and Dan Seckers talk to Alaska Department of Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck during a break in a hearing on a state House oil tax credit bill on Wednesday, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy ...
  Budget Passes the Alaska House of Representatives; Sets the Stage for Passage of a Fiscal PlanSitNews
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• Alaska lawmakers, industry, grapple with oil subsidies

  28-03-2017 00:51
  
  Lobbyists Kevin Jardell and Dan Seckers talk to Alaska Department of Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck during a break in a hearing on a state House oil tax credit bill on Wednesday, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)House Bill 111 is the latest proposed tweak to the state’s oil tax system, one that supporters hope will hold oil companies to a minimum tax rate and get the state out of the business of writing checks to companies.
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