Alaska Politics
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A way expand opportunities for high school students to go into apprenticeships is getting renewed attention in the Legislature. House Bill 132, sponsored by Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, would... Read more
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The state budget bill taking shape in the House would fund the state’s base education programs for two years and provide “energy relief” checks of about $1,300 plus dividends to Alaskans, but still... Read more
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The one broad-based tax that appeared poised to pass the Legislature after years of debate has died at the hands of high oil prices. The House Finance Committee gutted the key provisions from... Read more -
In what is quickly becoming a tradition of sorts for new presidential administrations, one of the country’s most arcane but important environmental rules is getting overhauled once more. Leaders of... Read more -
Washington lawmakers are pushing a $16 billion transportation bill through the state’s Legislature that would be paid for in part by a new tax on fuel exported from the state. The proposed tax of 6... Read more
National Politics
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WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans alike have long expected next year’s midterm elections to hinge on the state of the coronavirus pandemic, the job market and former President Donald Trump’s influence on the GOP. Now, they see a new potential top issue emerging: inflation. -
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.