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Not many companies showed up to the first-ever oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But still, about a half-million acres were picked up, mostly by a state-owned corporation.

Advocates, inmates, and families are frustrated about what they see as an inadequate and opaque response from the Department of Corrections.

Clinics that wish to participate in the vaccination program face a slew of requirements, and don't get much in return.

Some of the legislation advances familiar concepts that have failed to get traction in the past — levying state income taxes, adopting Daylight Saving Time year-round — but there are plenty of new ideas, too.

State Republican Rep. Lance Pruitt lost his legal challenge attempting to overturn the results of his East Anchorage district election. He lost to Democrat challenger Liz Snyder by just 11 votes.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling the denial a “dangerous precedent” that would harm Alaska’s future.

The amount was second only to the Municipality of Anchorage, where 1,438 businesses received $73 million in state aid.

In the latest step in a longstanding dispute between mining advocates and environmentalists, federal and state entities signed a 50-year right of way permit for the controversial Ambler Road project on Wednesday.

The clinic will have 1000 slots over the course of the weekend for residents currently eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.

Originally, the state told providers they couldn't start vaccinating seniors until later in January. Now, Alaskans 65 and older can make an appointment to receive the vaccine at covidvax.alaska.gov.