Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state.
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Trump order seeks to change the name of North America's tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
As he takes office, Trump orders Denali to be renamed Mount McKinley
Reports: Trump will rename Denali back to Mt. McKinley as part of flurry of executive orders on day one
Trump signs executive order to boost development of Alaska’s ‘extraordinary’ natural resources
A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.
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Adm. Linda Fagan fired as Coast Guard Commandant on Trump’s first day back in officeThe woman who presided over the U.S. Coast Guard’s placement of an icebreaker in Juneau was fired on President Donald Trump’s first day back in the White House. Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, was relieved of her duties for reasons not specified by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman.
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Border Patrol launches Juneau operation, with eye on drugs rather than mass deportationsO fficers wearing U.S. Border Patrol uniforms were the first to arrive at two vehicle accidents on Egan Drive last week, to the surprise of people involved in the collisions who w
President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said on Tuesday that flags at the U.S. Capitol would remain at full-staff on Inauguration Day.
Alaska legislators on Friday unveiled a second batch of measures that were prefiled ahead of Tuesday's start to the legislative session. Eighty-one measures were announced last week. A further 20 bills were unveiled Friday — 10 are set to be introduced in the state Senate and 10 in the House.
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With school funding dispute over, Juneau among four Alaska districts moving on without federally promised moneyAlaska’s Department of Education claims victory in pandemic funding dispute, and will collect $17.5 million in federal reimbursements.
Money’s going to be tight, but a permanent education funding increase rather than another one-time increase is among the essential achievements needed this session, state Senate leaders said as the 34th Alaska State Legislature gaveled in Tuesday.
Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's pardon of
Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted deportations,
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