The Anchorage Assembly passed a $504 million operating budget during it’s Tuesday night meeting, up slightly from last year’s budget of $488 million. Increases are going primarily to pay for a larger police force.
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Obama’s Alaska regs could cling long into Trump’s term
Repealing federal regulations is not as easy as people might be led to believe, says Tom Lorenzen, a Washington D.C. lawyer who’s been through two presidential transitions.
APD: Gun used to shoot officer linked to 5 summer homicides
Lt. John McKinnon, commander of the department’s homicide and robbery-assault section, said the case and the five homicides associated with the weapon, remain open.
Obama’s Alaska regulations could cling long into Trump’s term
As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump said he’d liberate business by striking as much as 70 percent of federal regulations. Trump vowed to dump Obama-era policies and unleash the energy industry to produce more oil, gas and coal.
Will Trump follow through on changing Denali’s name back?
President-elect Donald Trump made many a campaign promise during his run for the White House. Shutting down the Environmental Protection Agency and killing the Affordable Care Act were among them.
Interactive map shows how Alaska voted for president, precinct by precinct
The data in this map does not include early votes or absentee votes, or Libertarian Gary Johnson, who won the New Stuyahok precinct.