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138 fired federal employees have applied for unemployment insurance in Alaska
The number of funded positions in Alaska’s unemployment insurance office is 163, down more than 10% from the number in 2018.
A volcano near Alaska’s largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say
A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at ...
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ACLU sues Alaska Department of Corrections over death of inmate
The lawsuit claims that DOC failed to respond to Lewis Jordan Jr.’s calls for help until bacterial meningitis led to his coma ...
Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen
An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips ...
Trade war could be 'crushing' for Alaska town that depends on the Yukon, residents say
People in Skagway, Alaska, say they're anxious about what a Canada-U.S. trade war will mean for the cost of living in their ...
Alaska disability advocates fear impacts from federal lawsuit in which state says Medicaid services are at risk
A coalition of Alaska disability advocates is raising concerns about the potential impacts of a federal lawsuit the state joined in September. Alaska and 16 other states filed the suit — State of ...
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Opinion: Let’s adequately fund Alaska schools before it’s too late
The Alaska Constitution is clear, “No money shall be paid from public funds for the direct benefit of any religious or other private educational institution.” While there has been much discussion at ...
How I Survive in a 'Middle-of-Nowhere' Alaskan Town with No Roads and Stores 45 Minutes Away by Plane (Exclusive)
Salina Alsworth Peterson tells PEOPLE exclusively about living in a roadless, remote Alaskan town founded by her great grandparents nearly half a century ago ...
Alaska lawmakers seek public sector pension reform over persistent opposition
Alaska House Majority Leader Chuck Kopp says that if all goes as planned, the House will vote next month on a new public pension. A bill to reinstate a defined benefit system for Alaska's public ...
A Somali man’s deportation battle cracks a window into how ICE is operating in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal immigration authorities are trying to deport a Somali asylum-seeker living in Anchorage, as his attorneys argue he should not be held because his country is on a list of ...