Eric Stone
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Alaska Public Media
It's unclear whether the bill has enough support to overcome a veto — it requires 40 votes, and it passed by a combined total of 39-20 with one member absent.
Liz Ruskin
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Alaska Public Media and Senate.gov
Kirsten Swann
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Alaska Public Media
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Juneau’s flood wall to be rebuilt to withstand glacial outburst floods, double the size of last yearThe City & Borough of Juneau and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are armoring the banks with more boulders, building the flood wall higher and wider and extending it along a greater stretch of the river. -
Experts say a little preparation now can mean the difference between a fun summer and a sidelined one. -
The River Watch team will be back in full force this year, working directly with communities on the Yukon and Kuskokwim and closely monitoring impacts as the ice goes out after a historically cold winter. -
This month, Etsy notified artists that it will ban the sale of many fur products on its platform, starting Aug. 11. -
The woman, identified in the filings as Jane Doe, says that she received death threats after she was a confidential informant whose information led to an arrest that was filmed and later aired on the Alaska State Troopers reality show. -
Lawmakers are trying to balance two competing goals: cutting taxes enough to move the liquefied natural gas project forward without forcing local taxpayers to subsidize the cost. -
Reporting by the Anchorage Daily News highlights how plans to build more housing for some Anchorage residents can end up taking away affordable housing for others. -
Last weekend’s Live Art on the Trails event is part of a two-week art festival put on by a local nonprofit. -
Workers to vote this week; bus service could resume for final weeks of school year. -
Alaska House members have a new draft of a key bill for a project to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline.
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