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    Articles by Peter Segall
    This February 2020 file photo shows the Alaska state flag on the bow of the MV Matanuska at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal. The infrastructure bill recently passed by Congress includes significant funding for the ferry system, but coastal communities are still feeling the pinch of reduced service. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
    Infrastructure bill will boost ferries, winter service still...
    By Peter Segall • December 8, 2021 2:30 am

    New funds, old problems.

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    Nick Begich III, seen here in this undated photo, is challenging Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives saying Alaska needs new energy in Washington D.C. (Courtesy photo / Alaskans for Nick Begich)
    Nick Begich III touts fiscal conservatism in US...
    By Peter Segall • December 8, 2021 2:30 am

    GOP candidate challenges Young’s record

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    Rep. Chris Kurka, R-Wasilla, leaves the chambers of the Alaska House of Representatives on Friday, March 19, 2021, after an hour of delays concerning the wording on his mask. On Monday, Kurka announced he was running for governor in 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Wasilla rep announces gubernatorial bid
    By Peter Segall • December 1, 2021 5:30 am

    Kurka said he was motivated to run by a sense of betrayal from Dunleavy.

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    Study: PFD increases spending on kids among low-income...
    By Peter Segall • December 1, 2021 5:30 am

    New study looks at PFD spending by parents

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    The entrance to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area in the Tongass National Forest was covered in snow on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, a day after federal authorities announced the next step in restoring the 2001 Roadless Rule on the forest. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Feds put freeze on Roadless Rule rollback
    By Peter Segall • November 24, 2021 5:30 am

    On the Roadless Rule again.

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    FILE - A woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. In an effort to combat climate change and help develop Arctic communities, the Department of Energy Wednesday announced it was seeking to develop new sustainable energy projects in Alaska. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana)
    Feds promote Arctic energy innovation
    By Peter Segall • November 24, 2021 2:30 am

    Living laboratory.

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    Associated Press
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced Friday that she will run for reelection.
    Murkowski makes candidacy official
    By Peter Segall • November 17, 2021 5:30 am

    ‘A feud from outside.’

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    FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2016, file photo, a marijuana bud is seen before harvest at a rural area near Corvallis, Ore. Alaska Marijuana Industry Association President Lacy Wilcox said federal legalization could potentially hurt Alaska's cannabis cultivators who could lose out to other states such as Oregon where production is cheaper. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
    Young supports bill to end federal marijuana prohibition
    By Peter Segall • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

    Start the conversation.

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    The Tazlina was docked at the Auke Bay ferry terminal on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. It is one of 10 vessels in the Alaska Marine Highway fleet. Alaska’s Congressional delegation has said a recently passed infrastructure bill will bring money to the state’s ferries, but until then some communities are still seeing gaps in service over the winter. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
    Gaps in ferry service remains as new board...
    By Peter Segall • November 17, 2021 2:30 am

    Infstructure bill bonus.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy criticized state lawmakers at a news conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2022, for the lack of progress made during the fourth special session of the year. Dunleavy had called lawmakers to Juneau to work towards resolving the state's long term fiscal issues but deep divisions stalled work. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Dunleavy, Republicans, decry lack of special session action
    By Peter Segall • November 3, 2021 5:15 pm

    Sessions ends Tuesday.

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    Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File 
The Alaska Permanent Fund saw record earnings this year and lawmakers are deeply divided about what to do with the earnings.
    Permanent fund earnings were record-breaking, but annual draws...
    By Peter Segall • November 3, 2021 6:30 am

    Record earnings.

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    Tlingit master carver Wayne Price, left, and students from Angoon High School wheel a dugout canoe down to the Angoon waterfront on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, for a ceremony commemorating the bombardment of the village by the U.S. Navy in 1882. Dugout canoes were specifically targeted by the navy for destruction, and Price said crafting a new one was a way of healing from the past. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Remembering and rebuilding: Angoon residents commemorate 139 years...
    By Peter Segall • November 3, 2021 5:30 am

    ‘We’re still here.”

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to a Western Governors Association workshop held in Ketchikan on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Dunleavy gave the opening remarks Tuesday and said President Joe Biden's policies were hurting Alaska. (Screenshot)
    Dunleavy criticizes Biden policies during multistate conference
    By Peter Segall • November 3, 2021 2:30 am

    Familiar remarks.

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