Alaska Politics
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Sen. Dan Sullivan wants Alaskan contractors to know that the more than $200 million expansion project at Fort Greely is moving ahead “full bore,” despite mixed messages coming out of the Pentagon.... Read more -
Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy said he plans to continue to push for a Permanent Fund dividend calculated using the formula in state law. He also wants to keep cutting state spending, he said. “My plan is... Read more -
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature has approved legislation fixing the state’s four immediate fiscal problems, and now the final decision is up to Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy. On July 29, lawmakers passed... Read more
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The Alaska House failed by one vote Monday to win sufficient support to use reserve funds to help pay for a state infrastructure budget. The vote came on reconsideration, after a similar vote failed... Read more -
As legislators continue to posture in Wasilla and Juneau, a small group of them continues analyzing the history, and future, of the Permanent Fund dividend program. Members of the Bicameral... Read more
National Politics
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Republicans have options to counteract the Obama administration’s move to pull Arctic waters from the federal offshore oil and gas lease plan, but they are far from immediate. -
Donald Trump’s election is generally viewed as a win for Alaska’s core resource industries, but whether or not it translates into better business in the Last Frontier will have much to do with his relationship with those on Capitol Hill.