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Slow flow, not low flow, is pipeline’s issue
JUNEAU — The trans-Alaska Pipeline System is still 100 percent full. The speed of oil flow, not the…
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Amid budget gloom, analyst gives reason for fiscal optimism
JUNEAU — If you factor in the sizes of their respective budgets, Alaska’s $50 billion Permanent Fund leaves…
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Economist: Volatility new normal
JUNEAU — While Alaskans hope for a rebound in oil prices, the state’s top revenue economist warned the…
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State likely to dump new standardized test
JUNEAU — After almost four years of preparation and planning, plus millions of dollars in implementation, Alaska’s new…
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Alaska Legislature opens its regular session
JUNEAU — On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, climbed the steps of…
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Alaska Legislature opens its regular session
JUNEAU — On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, climbed the steps of…
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Legislators postpone making decision on Anchorage offices
The Alaska Legislature’s Legislative Council has postponed a decision on its expensive Anchorage offices. In a presentation Friday,…
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Walker proposes big fix, including income tax, to solve state’s budget woes
Gov. Bill Walker is proposing the biggest changes to Alaska’s system of taxes and revenue since Jay Hammond…
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Pipeline plan passes
JUNEAU — Alaska’s natural gas megaproject is moving forward. With a 39-0 vote, the Alaska House approved spending…
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Governor rolls out proposal to turn Permanent Fund into money factory
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is preparing to roll out the most radical change to the state’s…
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Walker touts tax to push AK LNG
“I’m not trying to buy love. I’m trying to sell gas.” So declared Gov. Bill Walker in a…
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Jewell: Denali name change is final
Late Sunday, U.S. Rep. John Boehner, an Ohio Republican and Speaker of the House, said he was “deeply…
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Low oil prices cut Alaska deep
On Monday, as the price of West Texas crude oil dipped below $39 per barrel for the first…