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    Articles by James Brooks
    Ballot Measure 1  would allow residents  to register to vote when they apply for PFD
    Ballot Measure 1 would allow residents to register...
    By James Brooks • November 2, 2016 5:34 pm

    Ballot Measure 1 would allow residents to register to vote when they apply for PFD   Ballot Measure 1 is…

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    Cheaper loans for students idea behind measure 2
    Cheaper loans for students idea behind measure 2
    By James Brooks • November 2, 2016 5:18 pm

    State Sen. Anna MacKinnon of Eagle River has tried for more than four years to make student loans cheaper. That…

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    Legislature starts fifth special session with no clear path forward
    Legislature starts fifth special session with no clear...
    By James Brooks • July 13, 2016 12:28 pm

    The 29th Alaska Legislature on Monday began its fifth special session since the gavel first sounded in January 2015, but…

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    Legislature adjourns; Walker calls fifth special session
    Legislature adjourns; Walker calls fifth special session
    By James Brooks • June 22, 2016 1:20 pm

    It’s over, but not done. At 11:46 a.m. Sunday, the Alaska Senate adjourned the fourth special session of the 29th…

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    Answers to your questions about the Permanent Fund bill
    Answers to your questions about the Permanent Fund...
    By James Brooks • June 15, 2016 12:09 pm

    The Alaska Legislature is moving quickly to address a bill that would divert a portion of the Alaska Permanent Fund…

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    Senate votes to spend permanent fund earnings on state operations
    Senate votes to spend permanent fund earnings on...
    By James Brooks • June 9, 2016 3:16 pm

    The Alaska Senate voted late Monday to spend almost $1.8 billion per year from the Alaska Permanent Fund earnings reserve…

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    Lawmakers keep oil tax loophole
    Lawmakers keep oil tax loophole
    By James Brooks • June 9, 2016 2:33 pm

    The Alaska Legislature has approved a cut to oil and gas drilling subsidies that promises millions in savings but fails…

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    Seaton instrumental in bill that reduces oil tax credits
    Seaton instrumental in bill that reduces oil tax...
    By James Brooks • May 19, 2016 11:44 am

    JUNEAU — After a month of debate, the Alaska House of Representatives has approved legislation that cuts the annual state…

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    Board advances in-store pot use
    Board advances in-store pot use
    By James Brooks • May 5, 2016 11:12 am

    JUNEAU — The Alaska Marijuana Control Board has voted unanimously to ask the public to comment on draft regulations allowing…

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    Anchorage legislator’s plan could halve state’s deficit in about a year
    Anchorage legislator’s plan could halve state’s deficit in...
    By James Brooks • February 10, 2016 11:33 am

    JUNEAU — For 13 months, Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, has been working on a plan to use Permanent Fund earnings…

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    Slow flow, not low flow, is pipeline’s issue
    Slow flow, not low flow, is pipeline’s issue
    By James Brooks • February 4, 2016 10:37 am

    JUNEAU — The trans-Alaska Pipeline System is still 100 percent full. The speed of oil flow, not the amount of…

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    Amid budget gloom, analyst gives reason for fiscal optimism
    Amid budget gloom, analyst gives reason for fiscal...
    By James Brooks • January 28, 2016 11:48 am

    JUNEAU — If you factor in the sizes of their respective budgets, Alaska’s $50 billion Permanent Fund leaves the state…

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    John Tichotsky, chief economist, left, and Randall Hoffbeck, Commissioner for the Department of Revenue, give a revenue forecast presentation to the Senate Finance Committee on Monday.-Photo by Michael Penn, Morris News Service - Alaska
    Economist: Volatility new normal
    By James Brooks • January 28, 2016 11:46 am

    JUNEAU — While Alaskans hope for a rebound in oil prices, the state’s top revenue economist warned the Alaska Senate…

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