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During public testimony Tuesday, House Finance Committee members heard an earful from residents who don’t want cuts.

Of more than 120 Alaskans who testified Tuesday, about 60 percent opposed the bill, which would could dividend checks this year in half.

Buccaneer’s estate demanded contractor Lloyd Moore give back about $70,000 of what he was paid. A new rule in oil and gas tax legislation would offer some protection to Alaska businesses with surety bonds, which are like insurance policies for business deals.

It follows downgrades earlier this year from the other two major ratings agencies, Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.

Murkowski says she’ll never stop trying to get a road for King Cove, to link the community to an all-weather airport.

Celebration brings together tribal citizens from across Southeast every other year. It’s a sensory experience and two contests in particular were made for the tastebuds.

Nome Public Schools is eligible for a $6 million grant. But the funding requires the district to find a long-term solution that doesn’t rely on Pre-K money from state.

The communities of Port Heiden and Levelock want to take on that role themselves and – hopefully – keep more of the decisions, and the benefits, local.

Angel Colon pretended to be dead. “He shoots toward my head, but it hits my hand,” he said. “I had no reaction. I was just prepared to just stay there … so he won’t know that I’m alive.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a lawsuit by telecom, cable and wireless industry associations against new rules that expanded federal oversight of Internet service providers.