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Tribes can exert jurisdiction over allotments granted to individual Natives, the department’s head attorney said on Feb. 1.
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House and Senate leaders said lawmakers were prepared to call a joint session on March 18 to consider overriding the veto.
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Dunleavy has to sign or veto the bill by March 14 or it becomes law without his signature.
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Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, said it would protect the dividend from competing with other budget priorities.
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The Alaska Division of Elections is working to verify signatures for the anti-RCV initiative, as well as one to increase the state's minimum wage.
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Despite questions of affordability, uncertainties of funding, and unprecedented logistical challenges, tribes and telecom companies say that the networks will be transformational.
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Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola's address to state Legislature was infused with her brand of unity politics.
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Three members representing areas off the road system voted against a key procedural question, throwing the future of the bill into limbo.
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Higher taxes on tobacco and other nicotine products are linked to lower consumption among young people. But Bethel’s city council doesn’t agree on whether to widen the scope of the city’s tax on tobacco to include non-tobacco nicotine products like vapes or nicotine pouches.
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In visits to Bethel and Aniak, federal officials heard firsthand about potential threats to Indigenous ways of life.
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The Red Devil Mine, located on the Kuskokwim River, continued to pose risks for decades after production ended half a century ago.
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An Alaska sustainable fisheries advocate calls it an "attempt to dismantle federal agencies and their authority to manage resources."