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    Articles by James Brooks
    For the second year in the row, Emma Sulczynski is West Homer Elementary School’s spelling bee champion. Emma is a sixth-grader.-Photo provided
    State likely to dump new standardized test
    By James Brooks • January 28, 2016 11:16 am

    JUNEAU — After almost four years of preparation and planning, plus millions of dollars in implementation, Alaska’s new standardized testing…

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    Alaska Legislature opens its regular session
    Alaska Legislature opens its regular session
    By James Brooks • January 21, 2016 10:04 am

    JUNEAU — On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, climbed the steps of the Capitol…

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    Alaska Legislature opens its regular session
    Alaska Legislature opens its regular session
    By James Brooks • January 21, 2016 10:04 am

    JUNEAU — On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, climbed the steps of the Capitol…

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    Legislators postpone making decision on Anchorage offices
    Legislators postpone making decision on Anchorage offices
    By James Brooks • December 10, 2015 11:47 am

    The Alaska Legislature’s Legislative Council has postponed a decision on its expensive Anchorage offices. In a presentation Friday, Sen. Gary…

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    Gov. Bill Walker presents his fiscal plan at the Anchorage International Airport on Wednesday.-Photo by Elwood Brehmer, Morris News Service-Alaska
    Walker proposes big fix, including income tax, to...
    By James Brooks • December 9, 2015 12:40 pm

    Gov. Bill Walker is proposing the biggest changes to Alaska’s system of taxes and revenue since Jay Hammond signed legislation…

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    Pipeline plan passes
    Pipeline plan passes
    By James Brooks • November 5, 2015 4:03 pm

    JUNEAU — Alaska’s natural gas megaproject is moving forward. With a 39-0 vote, the Alaska House approved spending $161.25 million…

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    Governor rolls out proposal to turn Permanent Fund into money factory
    Governor rolls out proposal to turn Permanent Fund...
    By James Brooks • November 5, 2015 10:52 am

    JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is preparing to roll out the most radical change to the state’s annual budgeting…

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    Walker touts tax to push AK LNG
    Walker touts tax to push AK LNG
    By James Brooks • September 30, 2015 12:29 pm

    “I’m not trying to buy love. I’m trying to sell gas.” So declared Gov. Bill Walker in a press conference…

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    Jewell: Denali name change is final
    Jewell: Denali name change is final
    By James Brooks • August 31, 2015 6:59 pm

    Late Sunday, U.S. Rep. John Boehner, an Ohio Republican and Speaker of the House, said he was “deeply disappointed” that…

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    Low oil prices cut Alaska deep
    Low oil prices cut Alaska deep
    By James Brooks • August 27, 2015 10:40 am

    On Monday, as the price of West Texas crude oil dipped below $39 per barrel for the first time in…

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    New arrival at Homer Harbor
    19 ships blamed for 49 air quality violations
    By James Brooks • August 13, 2015 11:30 am

    On Tuesday morning, the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel pulled into the port of Juneau, its white hull containing nearly 3,500…

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    Bering Sea halibut  bycatch cut leaves  both sides unhappy
    Bering Sea halibut bycatch cut leaves both sides...
    By James Brooks • June 11, 2015 9:51 am

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted 6-3 on Sunday afternoon in Sitka to cut by 25 percent the amount…

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    Group wants to export crude oil from Skagway
    Group wants to export crude oil from Skagway
    By James Brooks • April 16, 2014 12:52 pm

    JUNEAU — Alaskans know Valdez as the state’s oil port of choice, but an independent Yukon oil producer is planning…

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