ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. reported strong returns and a total value of $64 billion in the first half of the 2018 fiscal year. The fund corporation announced the numbers on Monday, highlighting returns of 8.45 percent, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported . The report […]
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AP- Group picks Alaska to challenge unlimited campaign donations
from the Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A national group is focusing on Alaska in a bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a 2010 decision that upended how campaigns are run in this country. The court decision paved the way for corporations and unions to make […]
Earliest Remains in Far North Discovered Near Fairbanks
NEW YORK (AP) — DNA from an infant who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago is giving scientists the best look yet at the genetics of the ancestors of today’s native peoples of the Americas. Decoding the infant’s complete set of DNA let researchers estimate the timing of key […]
Big House victory for GOP tax plan, but Senate fate unclear-Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rammed a $1.5 trillion overhaul of business and personal income taxes through the House Thursday, edging toward the code’s biggest rewrite in three decades and the first major legislative triumph for President Donald Trump and the GOP after 10 bumpy months of controlling government. The mostly […]
Trump signs GOP repeal of consumer banking rule-AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed the repeal of a banking rule that would let consumers join together to sue their bank or credit card company to resolve financial disputes. The president signed the measure at the White House privately. Journalists were not present for the signing. The […]
US court bars Trump from reversing transgender troops policy-Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that transgender service members who had sued over Trump’s policy were likely to win their lawsuit. She directed a return to the […]
