Lawmakers have the next four months to act on a multitude of issues facing the state, from a possible gas pipeline to the perennial question of how the state will pay its bills.
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The U.S. president is in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. President Trump's push to acquire Greenland has turned to antagonism toward allies in recent days.
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The Alaska Federation of Natives has launched an aggressive campaign to fight the Safari Club International's effort to weaken the influence of the federal government on subsistence management in Alaska and restore state authority over its regulation. AFN says only the federal government can defend Alaska's rural priority for subsistence, and the Safari Club proposal threatens those protections.
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Jerry Ingersoll talks about the impending consolidation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Tongass National Forest Plan Revision.
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Lawmakers introduced new bills related to education ahead of the 2026 legislative session, and will continue debating bills from last year.
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Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
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If approved, the three-year contract would increase teacher salaries by 5% in each of the first two years and by 4% in the third.
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A large share of the departures so far this term were on the National Security Council staff.
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The Alaskan Independence Party’s leadership formally dissolved the organization in a vote on Dec. 7.
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Nonpartisan analysts say Mary Peltola has a fighting chance but that Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has the edge in a state President Trump won handily.
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State lawmakers expect a messy session this year as legislators grapple with the state's fiscal future.
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