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Advocates for developing Alaska’s trails say they’re glad to see that the state Department of Transportation is including trails in its long-range plans. DOT scheduled two sessions on trails as part of a weeklong series of virtual focus-group meetings on different transportation modes.
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The program is set to expire, but a Fairbanks representative hopes to keep it going.
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The National Weather Service says another low-pressure system is headed our way later this week, bringing more snow and even colder temperatures. // Alaska lawmakers plan to again vote on a measure to change the way corporate income taxes are calculated to generate millions of dollars in new state revenue. // The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted last week to adopt new chum salmon bycatch limits for the Bering Sea pollock fishery to protect the chum.
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1.The Alaska House Finance Committee adopted a new budget draft last week that makes a few small changes, and a really big one: it removes the Permanent Fund dividend. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is fully funding construction of a long-delayed new animal shelter. // The state Department of Transportation will hold a series of virtual meetings this week to ask Alaskans for input on a 30-year transportation plan. // The families of three more victims of last year's fatal Bering Air plane crash have filed lawsuits against the regional airline.
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NewsThe new shelter will replace the current facility, which was built in 1974.
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A race official was rescued Sunday near Rampart after snow machining into overflow while out checking on musher Jonah Bacon, who was slowed by fresh snow on his way to the checkpoint.
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Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about the loss of Arctic glacier ice.
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Yukon Quest frontrunners are taking required 24-hour layovers at the Yukon River Bridge checkpoint.
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Alaska Rep. Nick Begich co-sponsored a bill the U.S. House passed Wednesday that requires voters to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, and a photo ID to get a ballot. // The U.S. Interior Department has extended the deadline to March 30th for public comments on proposed changes to the Federal Subsistence Board. // The nation’s anti-drug czar was in Anchorage Thursday to declare that state and federal law enforcement are keeping fentanyl and other narcotics out of Alaska. // 30 teams will compete in the 2026 Iron Dog snowmachine race scheduled to kick off Saturday in Big Lake and end next week in Fairbanks. // Organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race say there’s enough snow on the ground in the Mat-Su Valley this year to launch the race in Willow on March 7th.