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Legislators take another run at lowering marijuana taxes

It’s been ten years since Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana, but businesses say they have little to celebrate under the strain of a tax system.

Creative Currents: Pushing through the nerves with Lizzie Guillot

When Wasilla singer-songwriter Lizzie Guillot began consistently going to open mics in Anchorage, she challenged herself to play new material.

Nearly 1,200 jobs in Alaska could be eliminated as Trump targets new hires

If rumors that Trump is soon planning a mass layoff of federal employees are true, Alaska could be in for a rude awakening.

After support poured in for school funding, Dunleavy takes talks behind closed doors

Negotiators from the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy reportedly met today behind closed doors to discuss public education policy.

Musk attacks federal agency that funds pro-democracy group led by Sen. Dan Sullivan

Elon Musk claims he has shut down a U.S. agency that bankrolls the International Republican Institute, a organization headed by Sen. Dan Sullivan.

Yukon government warns that Trump tariffs will make Alaska life more expensive

China, Alaska’s biggest international trading partner, is also targeted by tariffs that are likely to trigger a trade war.

Dunleavy admin noncommittal about overdue wage study, even as governor and top officials are set for automatic pay raises

As the governor, legislators and other top political appointees are set to get automatic cost-of-living adjustments, Dunleavy administration officials were vague and non-committal about when legislators and the public will get to see the results of a long-delayed million-dollar...

Alaska campaign regulators slap anti-open primary groups with another round of hefty fines

The sprawling campaign behind the failed voter initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system has continued to lie to the public about how it was funded.

Uncertainty and confusion in Alaska as Trump attempts to freeze federal spending

A presidential action with few details left nonprofits, state officials and school administrators scrambling.

DOC under-resourced as a mental and behavioral health provider

When we think about mental health care across our state, our first thoughts might go toward the few psychiatric institutes, not DOC.

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