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Sick leave is now mandatory in Alaska. Here’s what you need to know.
A quick explanation of how the state's new sick leave law works for both employers and employees, and what's still to come.
Readers speak: Irony of CT fire crews helping in Alaska
The thing about the “United States” is that — until recently — it was part of our national ethos to look after one another.
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Tundra fire on Alaska’s North Slope is among the biggest in recent years
The 2,000-acre fire and others north of the Brooks Range fit a pattern of increasing wildfires in the treeless no ...
UK releases statement after body of missing employee found in Alaska
Marites Buenafe was reported missing Tuesday, after she didn’t return to her cruise ship in Juneau, according to Alaska State ...
22.5% of Homeowners in Alaska Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell
Thousands of Alaskans risk paying hefty capital gains taxes on their home sale—despite no state income tax. A decades-old ...
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Air Force base in Alaska is top choice for military’s first nuclear microreactor
A remote Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor ...
Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage ...
Alaska quips about opening ‘Bear Alcatraz’ as WH official urges Republican states to work with DHS to build more detention facilities
Alaska has joked about setting up a “Bear Alcatraz” to help the Trump administration detain more illegal migrants — as the ...
Ameresco, partner to build $240M Alaska hydropower project
Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) +2.6% pre-market Tuesday after unveiling a partnership with Juneau Hydropower to develop, construct and ...