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Arrival of new international cargo carriers in Anchorage celebrated by state officials
As air cargo traffic grows Alaska’s largest city, state officials say they are working on facility expansions and ...
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Millions of Americans flock to early voting, in person and via mail
The total number of early votes is expected to increase significantly in the days leading up to Election Day on Nov. 5.
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‘We have persevered’: Biden will apologize for Native American boarding school history
The apology comes three years after Interior Secretary Haaland launched the first-ever investigation into Native American ...
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Alaska joins growing number of states considering crackdown on cellphones in schools
Alaska's education board directed the department to create a policy that limits cellphone use in schools during class hours.
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Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago
Police disproportionately stop Black drivers in Chicago, according to our latest study examining racial bias in traffic ...
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State-owned Alaska corporation approves up to $20 million for potential Arctic refuge oil bid
The federal government is required under a 2017 law to hold an oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic refuge before the end of ...
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Above Stikine River, Canadian government boosts huge mining project you’ve probably never heard of
The project is perched above tributaries of the Stikine River — a major salmon-bearing waterway that flows into Alaska’s ...
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Campaign to boost Native voting combats both apathy and logistical challenges
Alaska Natives' voting participation has eroded badly, said the director of the Alaska nonpartisan organization Get Out The ...
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After sex scandal leads to judge’s resignation, Alaska prosecutors ask to vacate a conviction
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Anchorage has identified at least 44 cases in which Judge Kindred's actions are in question.
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AIDEA considers loans for Cook Inlet drilling — and new oil leases and litigation in Arctic Refuge
The board of Alaska’s embattled economic development agency, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, is set ...
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Alaska Native scholars propose statewide reading standards for the state’s Indigenous languages
The change would be a step towards parity for Alaska Native languages with the English language in the state’s education ...
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On development, Peltola follows the lead of Alaska’s regional Native corporations
Democratic Rep. Peltola is in a tight race against Nick Begich, who has criticized her on the state's big mining and drilling ...