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”We won't fix a housing crisis like ours through simply one single action,” Mayor Suzanne LaFrance said. “We need to be committed to a series of actions that make it cheaper and easier to build or renovate.”
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Oil and gas see an employment boost in the Arctic. Plus, wildlife managers resume a controversial bear-killing program. -
After five decades of the Limited Entry program, many rural communities have lost the majority of their local commercial fishing permits. -
The fate of 24-year-old Dustin Ruckman, charged in the deaths of teens Karly McDonald and Kiara Rentaria Haist, is now in jurors' hands. -
It’s unclear what the move will mean for programs that run senior centers, provide rides and distribute meals. -
Members voted 8-1 in favor of the development of Huna Totem Corporation's proposed downtown dock after a years-long process. -
The Alaska Permanent Fund value declined by 2.7% — or more than $2 billion — in three days last week, thanks to Donald Trump's tariffs. -
The defendants are non-citizens born in American Samoa, the charges say. Some told investigators they thought they were allowed to vote in local elections. -
The Supreme Court's stay, which allows the administration to execute the firings for now, while it litigates in federal court, does not mean the terminations were lawful. -
Permanent Fund dividends and a school funding boost might see cuts, as the state House's budget is currently about $2 billion in the red. And Alaskans show up around the state to protest the Trump administration. -
The funding was through the Title X program and was for preventative reproductive healthcare, and not abortions.
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