Health care costs are biting Alaskans, businesses harderRising medical costs are biting hard. Health care spending in Alaska is now running at $7.5 billion a year, and if trends continue, it will double by 2020. |
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Essential Air Service, grants for Alaska preserved in FAA billAfter five years and nearly two dozen short-term extensions of the Federal Aviation Administration budget, the state that relies on air transportation more than any other can breathe a little easier. |
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Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby trades big fish for big prizesThe Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby is revamping for 2012 in a proactive response to concerns about the resource. |
Supreme Court reinstates major fraud judgment against EllsworthThe Alaska Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated what may be the largest civil fraud judgment in state history. |
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Few surprises in state’s annual aviation reportThe state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has just released its 2011 aviation annual report with some typical statistics and a few new developments. |








