James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
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The federal government is continuing to push for oil drilling in a North Slope conservation area intended to protect caribou. -
Democratic candidate proposes to eliminate income taxes for Alaskans earning less than the state's median household income. -
Minority House Republicans raised legal concerns, but the extension passed anyway and advanced out of the Capitol. -
Washington and other Democratic-led states drop lawsuit against Arctic Refuge oil drilling in AlaskaA group of environmental and tribal groups had filed suit in 2020 at the same time as the Democratic-led states. Last month, that coalition renewed their suit. -
The U.S. Department of the Interior is considering whether to change Alaska’s unique system of hunting and fishing, which gives rural residents priority on federal land in Alaska.
