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Other port and maritime projects in Dillingham, Hoonah, Anchorage, Kodiak and Saint Paul will receive about half of the funds.

Nick Begich III now has 49% of first-place votes to U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 46%, while Ballot Measure 2 is passing by a margin of 1 percentage point.

The corporation is preparing to bid on an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The dispute about who’s responsible for the bill – Haines taxpayers or the construction contractor – is now almost a year old, and continues to delay the project.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy will have 45 days to make a final selection that will make the court majority female for the first time.

Some lawmakers believe the governor may not be in office by the time the new Legislature convenes in January.

Though Alaskans voted for Donald Trump this year by a wide margin, the trend at the state level runs counter to the rightward shift seen across the country this cycle.

A new environmental study recommends additional protections for wildlife, waterways and permafrost, with new rules for a legally mandated lease sale.

This year’s tree, harvested from the Tongass National Forest, is being carried across the nation on a special trailer.

They say they’re hopeful the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will create more opportunity for oil drilling and other development on Alaska’s federal lands.