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• Dunleavy still might play role in Alaska budget debate - The Daily Progress

  17-04-2017 23:54
  
  Dunleavy still might play role in Alaska budget debate
  The Daily Progress
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Wasilla Republican who left the Alaska Senate's majority caucus over concerns that not enough was being done to curb state spending still could play a role in how the budget ultimately looks. Sen. Mike Dunleavy's departure from ...and more »
  
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• Gas Leak At BP Oil Well In Alaska Has Been Stopped - NPR

  17-04-2017 23:26
  
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  Gas Leak At BP Oil Well In Alaska Has Been Stopped
  NPR
  On Friday, employees of BP Exploration Alaska discovered an uncontrolled gas leak in an oil and gas well on Alaska's North Slope, near the community of Deadhorse. Soon after, they determined that the well was also spraying a mist of crude oil. BP ...
  BP Gas Leak Is Under Control in Alaska Oil FieldNew York Times
  Workers plug Alaska North Slope oil well that leaked gasABC News
  The Latest: Workers stop leak at Alaska well with salt waterS
  
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• BP Gas Leak Is Under Control in Alaska Oil Field

  17-04-2017 21:57 via nytimes.com
  A damaged well, which had been venting methane vapors, was repaired without injuries or harm to wildlife, officials said.
  
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• The budget divide

  17-04-2017 21:20
  
  Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, (center) chairs the House Finance Committee shortly before the body passed it’s version of the state budget March 10, 2017, to the House of Representatives. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The legislature has gone past the 90-day mark as they try to find a solution to the state’s fiscal crisis. Lawmakers from both chambers seem to agree on using permanent fund earnings but they’re having a harder time finding common ground on budget cuts and new taxes.
  
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• Troopers: Seward Highway reopens as suspect captured

  17-04-2017 20:40
  
  A man who fired shots and apparently fled on the Seward Highway prompted Alaska State Troopers to close the highway from Girdwood to south of Portage on Monday morning.
  The closure occurred before 9 a.m. and ended a little before 11 a.m. when troopers took the suspect into custody.
  The man had “fired off shots,” a trooper statement said.
  Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said she did not know yet whether the man had shot at someone or something.
  “No injuries have been reported,
  
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• Troopers: Peaceful end to Seward Highway shots fired incident

  17-04-2017 20:40
  
  A man is in custody after Alaska State Troopers say he fired shots and threatened people with a hammer and gun on the Seward Highway near Portage on Monday morning.
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  Troopers identified the suspect as 37-year-old Nathanial R. Smith of Anchorage.
  The highway was closed starting a little before 9 a.m. for about two hours from Girdwood south to Mile 75, near the “Welcome to the Kenai Peninsula” sign.
  According to troopers, Smith was first reported as a drunk driver a little af
  
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• Senate committee grills state over inaccurate oil production forecast

  17-04-2017 20:36
  
  Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage, speaks during a Senate Majority Press Availability on April 3, 2017. MacKinnon is the chair of the Senate Finance committee. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Alaska’s Department of Revenue faced criticism during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Friday after it put out its spring forecast. It predicts an unprecedented 12 percent drop in oil production next year.
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  That prediction came from the state’s Department of Natural Resources, which
  
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• EPA retiree has advice for Scott Pruitt on his way out the door

  17-04-2017 20:32
  
  Michael Cox was planning on retiring from the EPA, but sending a letter to Scott Pruitt? That wasn’t always part of the plan. (Photo courtesy of John Ryan/KUOW)For most people, the last day on the job before retiring is a celebration. But Michael Cox capped off his career at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a scathing letter to agency head Scott Pruitt.
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  Since 1987, Cox has worked for the EPA. Most recently he served as climate advisor for Region 10 — which co
  
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• Troopers: Seward Highway closed Girdwood to Portage for man with gun

  17-04-2017 20:15
  
  A man who fired shots near Girdwood and apparently fled the area prompted Alaska State Troopers to close the Seward Highway from Girdwood to south of Portage on Monday morning.
  Troopers said it remained unclear when the highway would reopen.
  The closure occurred before 9 a.m. at Girdwood for the highway’s southbound lanes and at Mile 75 for the northbound lanes near the “Welcome to the Kenai Peninsula” sign, troopers wrote in a brief statement.
  “The man has fired off shot
  
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• This week in Juneau: Alaska lawmakers start overtime with no budget resolution in sight - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-04-2017 20:14
  
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  This week in Juneau: Alaska lawmakers start overtime with no budget resolution in sight
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska state Reps. Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham and David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks, from left, leave a House floor session Monday, April 10, 2017. (Nathaniel Herz / Alaska Dispatch News). Good morning from Juneau, and ...
  
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• BP's Leaking Oil and Gas Well in Alaska Successfully 'Killed' - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  17-04-2017 19:30
  
  BP's Leaking Oil and Gas Well in Alaska Successfully 'Killed'
  Wall Street Journal (subscription)
  BP PLC and local and federal authorities successfully brought under control an onshore well on the North Slope of Alaska that began leaking oil and gas last week, the company said Monday morning. “Overnight the Unified Command achieved source control ...
  
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• NATURAL GAS: Alaska brings ambitious LNG export project to ... - E&E News

  17-04-2017 16:01
  
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  NATURAL GAS: Alaska brings ambitious LNG export project to ...
  E&E News
  Alaska is submitting a permit application to FERC for a proposed $40 billion to $45 billion pipeline and LNG export project aimed at commercializing North Slope ...
  Alaska Pipeline, LNG Project Filed at FERC | 2017-04-17 | Natural ...Natural Gas Intelligenceall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska capital city looks to expand borders - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  17-04-2017 15:51
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Alaska capital city looks to expand borders
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  The Juneau Empire reported Sunday that the city and borough of Juneau have hopes of owning more of Admiralty Island, located south of the capital city, and a portion of land next to the Petersburg Borough. According to the report, Admiralty Island is ...
  Alaska capital city might close facilities to balance budgetNews & Observerall 5 news articles »
  
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• Alaska with Oprah? Meeting sled dog puppies? It's all part of these packages on cruises this summer - Los Angeles Times

  17-04-2017 15:02
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Alaska with Oprah? Meeting sled dog puppies? It's all part of these packages on cruises this summer
  Los Angeles Times
  The rush is on to Alaska, but it's not a repeat of the Gold Rush that flooded the state with prospectors in the late 19th century. Instead, the 2017 version features cruise ships large and small bound this summer for the sheltered waters of the Inside ...
  
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• Alaska needs transparent process on Real ID - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-04-2017 06:46
  
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  Alaska needs transparent process on Real ID
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Was our DMV negotiating with the FBI to turn over driver's license photos to a facial recognition data base? If it wasn't, will it be soon? On March 24, the Alaska Dispatch News published an article by Nathaniel Herz about a possible legislative ...
  
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• Alaska Home Show wraps up 57th annual event - KTUU.com

  17-04-2017 04:18
  
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  Alaska Home Show wraps up 57th annual event
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The Alaska Home Show's 57th annual event came to a close Sunday at the Alaska Airlines Center. There were about 150 vendors involved in new home construction or remodeling projects. In a challenging economy, Anchorage ...
  
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• Marijuana store expected to make history in downtown Talkeetna - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-04-2017 03:32
  
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  Marijuana store expected to make history in downtown Talkeetna
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Joe McAneney plans to open The High Expedition Co. in a cabin formerly owned by the late climbing legend Ray Genet. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). TALKEETNA — The first marijuana retail store in downtown Talkeetna plans to open next month just ...
  
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• Here's what happened to Alaska's class of 2005, according to a new state study - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-04-2017 03:27
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Here's what happened to Alaska's class of 2005, according to a new state study
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Graduates throw their caps into the air at the conclusion of the Wasilla High School graduation ceremony in 2005. (Stephen Nowers / ADN archive). Nearly 7,000 students graduated from Alaska high schools in 2005 and state economists studied where most ...
  
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• Man found dead in Fairbanks hotel; police investigating as homicide - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-04-2017 02:26
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Man found dead in Fairbanks hotel; police investigating as homicide
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Fairbanks police are investigating the death of a man found in a downtown motel Sunday morning as a homicide. Police were called to the Alaska Motor Inn in downtown Fairbanks at 6:48 a.m. Sunday for a "report of a possible deceased man in the building ...and more »
  
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• BP Well in Alaska Stops Leaking Oil, Continues to Release Gas - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  17-04-2017 02:01
  
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  BP Well in Alaska Stops Leaking Oil, Continues to Release Gas
  Wall Street Journal (subscription)
  BP PLC's out of control well on the North Slope of Alaska stopped leaking oil on Sunday but continues to release natural gas, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. Crews haven't been able to fully shut down the well, which ...
  
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