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Mar 06 2019
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Dan Robinson, chief of research and analysis at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, speaks to the Senate Finance Committee at the Alaska Capitol on March 6, 2019.

State labor economist says state policies have affected recession length

By | Business, Economy, Local Government, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Dan Robinson, research chief for the state’s labor department, told the Senate Finance Committee that uncertainty over the size and spending of state government are contributing to Alaska’s recession.

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Feb 23 2019
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Cannabis sativa illustration in Köhler’s Medicinal Plants, 1887. (Illustration by Adolf Köhler, via Wikimedia Commons)

Rep. Young seeks legal path for CBD

By | 2 Alaska, Business, Economy, Federal Government, Government, Health

Rep. Don Young has joined a group of House Democrats seeking legal status for a product called CBD, a cannabis product often sold as a food additive. CBD doesn’t have the psychoactive components that cause a marijuana high, but all kinds of claims are made about its health benefits.

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