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Elsewhere along the Parks Highway, firefighters were working to slow the Montana Creek Fire south of Talkeetna that had grown to 172 acres.
Officials say Anchorage likely now has more latitude to clear any encampments that it deems problematic and unsafe, even without shelter beds to offer homeless campers.
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The governor cut over $230 million from the operating and capital budgets with his veto pen.
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It’s likely 18 months to two years before the state starts selling carbon credits. Several unknowns remain.
Two Interior tribal groups oppose the Alaska Department of Fish and Game expansion on the Lower Tanana River. Program leader Tom Seaton says he has high hopes for long-term growth.
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The decision could affect any federal agency decision challenged in court, including those related to fisheries, resource development and the environment.
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The court declined to rule on whether correspondence allotments could be used at private schools, sending the question back to a lower court.