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Judicial Council recommends Alaskans keep all judges, including figure behind correspondence ruling
Adolf Zeman is only one of 19 judges that will be on the November general election ballot, but he's received the lion's share ...
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A bipartisan push to make air travel easier for new parents packing breast milk and formula
The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act would require “hygienic handling of breast milk and baby ...
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Alaska fisherman pleads guilty to federal charges after ordering crew to shoot whale
It isn't clear whether the whale survived the encounter, which federal prosecutors have labeled a misdemeanor.
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As Memorial Day arrives, bill unveiled in Congress to assist Purple Heart recipients
The bill would permit retroactive Purple Heart recipients who served after Sept. 11, 2001, to transfer education benefits to ...
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Alaska Supreme Court confirms: ‘Hoverboard dentist’ is banned from dentistry in Alaska
In a separate criminal case, former dentist Seth Lookhart was sentenced to 20 years in prison with eight suspended.
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Congress, campaigns engage in tug-of-war over gas prices as summer travel begins
The national average price of a gallon of gas was $3.615 Thursday, according to AAA, down from $5.016 in June 2022.
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Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott is the Arctic program coordinator for the Northern Alaska Environmental Center.
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There’s nothing radical about protecting the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
A rule change will make it easier for the government to adapt its management policies for changing environmental conditions ...
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Fishers, city officials seek broader Russia seafood boycott to benefit Ukraine and Alaska
With Russia selling vast amounts of seafood cheaply, Alaska fishermen are suffering. Extraordinarily low prices, coupled with ...
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Biden administration advances bid to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered or threatened
Citing the Gulf of Alaska king salmon’s diminished size and spawning numbers, the fisheries service announced its initial ...
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Bradley Shaffer
Antiquated or obsolete laws can be amusing; I recently learned that an obscure medieval law provides the right to drive sheep ...
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Bipartisan border bill loses support, fails procedural vote in U.S. Senate
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the only Republican to vote to advance the immigration bill, which Republican Sen. Lankford ...