Government

Nov 21 2019
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Metlakatla, which depends on water, has moved quickly to accommodate the realities of drought

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Community, Environment, Local Government, Science & Tech, Southeast, Weather

Following a season of drought, the Southeast Alaska community of Metlakatla is navigating a different relationship with water, like a number of other places in the region.

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Nov 20 2019
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A new oil boom on Alaska’s North Slope is encircling a village, and residents have raised a red flag

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Local Government, North Slope, Science & Tech, Subsistence

A major proposed North Slope oil project is running into local opposition from residents of the village of Nuiqsut, who are already partially surrounded by development and wary of more.

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Nov 19 2019
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Legislative Finance Director David Teal speaks during a House Finance Committee meeting in the Alaska State Capitol on Feb, 27, 2018. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

‘A hidden giant’: Alaska Legislature’s nonpartisan voice on the state budget is retiring

By | Economy, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

As the Alaska Legislature’s chief budget analyst, David Teal has been the go-to source for nonpartisan information on state spending and revenues. That will end next month, when he retires. And budget experts say Teal’s work will be missed.

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