State Senate Passes Oil Tax Overhaul; Changing Arctic Impacts On Subsistence, Economies

Lori-TownsendThe state senate on Wednesday night narrowly passed an overhaul of the oil tax system. Iditarod Trail Committee deals with an unusual death of a dropped dog in Unalakleet. The Arctic is changing, investigate the impacts to subsistence and food resources and the potential for new economies there. Fairbanks officials looking for a way to bring in cheaper gas.

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