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Energy studies make dent in Alaska capital budget

The Alaska Legislature this week sent to the governor a $2.2 billion capital budget, smaller than in some recent years but likely larger that can be expected in the future.

Pat Forgey

Joe Miller must pay Alaska Dispatch $85k in legal fees, judge rules

With his eyes on a possible 2014 U.S. Senate run, Alaska tea party politico Joe Miller has been dealt a financial blow after losing a legal fight with the media stemming from his last attempt to win a Senate seat.Jill Burke
May 19, 2013

Analysis and politics behind Arctic Council's meeting

At this week's Arctic Council meeting, Asian nations were admitted as permanent observers while the European Union was forced to wait. Here's a news roundup from the meeting.Mia Bennett
May 17, 2013

Republicans go after Begich in wake of IRS scandal

The National Republican Senate Committee is trying to to tie U.S. Sen Mark Begich to possibly illegal Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative political organizations, but there is no indication the Alaska Democrat has had any involvement.Craig Medred
May 16, 2013

ConocoPhillips reviews Alaska spending after state tax cut

A month after state lawmakers approved a multibillion-dollar oil tax cut, ConocoPhillips executives told investors they hope to ramp up oil production, but offered no specifics.Pat Forgey
May 15, 2013

How Alaska gas pipeline price tag grew 300 percent in 12 years

Costs have ballooned for the long-awaited project to tap Alaska's vast natural gas reserves in the Arctic as the proposal morphed from an overland route bound for the Lower 48 to a dramatically different project to ship liquid natural gas across oceans.Alex DeMarban
May 12, 2013

Legislature sends $47 million in community funding to Arctic Alaska

Education, healthy and safety priorities -- along with regional funding equity -- were the guideposts for lawmakers during the recent session's budget balancing.Arctic Sounder staff
May 11, 2013

Will new hospital billing data impact Alaska’s infamously expensive healthcare?

Alaska has considered sending state employees away from home for cheaper health care. The state has explored incentives for insurers who steer patients toward low-cost treatments. Will newly-public hospital billing data drive down Alaska's unsustainably increasing medical costs?Pat Forgey
May 10, 2013

Arctic Strategy: White House looks toward Last Frontier but will investment follow?

The U.S. has lofty aspirations for a safe and secure Arctic but will a lofty new "strategy" translate into focus and financial investment along the country's northernmost boundary? Alaskans weigh in.Jill Burke
May 10, 2013

Congressional watchdogs at GAO to investigate Denali Commission

The Government Accountability Office will begin investigating the troubled Denali Commission this month after requests from Alaska's congressional delegation.Alex DeMarban
May 9, 2013

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