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Former state senator Tom Begich announced he's running for governor. He's the first Democrat in the crowded race.
Former state senator Tom Begich is running for governor. Nome’s long-awaited port expansion project took a big step forward last week with the award of a $400 million contract to a well-known Washington-based contractor.
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Industry experts say they’ve been asking for more weather stations for years. -
The information could be used for working with wildlife management agencies and could shed light on local climate change effects. -
U.S. relationships with northern countries were in the spotlight at the Arctic Encounter Summit -
Over the years, the commission has provided more than $2 billion for development projects in rural Alaska communities. -
The Denali Commission says there's a billion dollars worth of work needed to upgrade faililng fuel tank farms in rural Alaska. The commission has received $100 million to fix or move tanks in ten communities, only a tenth of what's needed, but still an major step forward.
