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Hill will get a head-to-head with Begich after Schultz’s exit, as GOP banks on stoking division

Democratic candidate Matt Schultz ended his campaign last week, clearing the way for independent Bill Hill. 
Environment

A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes

Alaska scientists are teasing out the effects of Ichthyophonus, a parasite that has taken a particularly severe toll on already weak Yukon River Chinook runs.
Politics

JKT reports big haul heading into governor’s race primary

With a month to go until Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary, the race has whittled down from a 17-candidate slate running to be Alaska’s next governor to just four.
News

Hilcorp killed Alaska LNG bill, some legislators say, but governor calls the claim ‘bulls**t’

Behind the scenes of a climactic day in the Alaska Legislature for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
News

Alaska’s economic development agency plans a Mat-Su industrial park, with data centers

The AIDEA proposal is generating some enthusiasm, and some concerns about its inclusion of data centers.
Politics

Here’s why you need to register to vote in Alaska’s primary

The deadline to register to vote in Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary election is this Sunday.
Commentary

Dunleavy administration backs 20,000-acre giveaway to AIDEA

The state is rushing through a plan to give away 20,000 acres of state land near Houston to the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority.
Environment

Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River Chinook salmon

The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about 2016 resulted in the lowest winter sea ice extent measured in 150 years.
News

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy sets state record for most vetoes in a single Legislature

Eight other bills await a final decision, plus the possibility of a multibillion-dollar tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
News

Key backer of RCV repeal caught in Medicaid fraud crackdown

Repeal Now is the latest campaign supporting an initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primary system.
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