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FILE - Alan Dershowitz speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Just days after the announcement that famed trial attorney Alan Dershowitz would be the keynote speaker sparked a controversy among its members, the Alaska Bar Association has canceled this year’s annual conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Alaska Bar sidesteps contentious Dershowitz keynote choice

By Mark Thiessen Jul. 21, 2020 09:39 PM EDT

Street musician Cal Austermuhl performs on a street in downtown Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday, July 1, 2020, the same day Alaska residents began receiving their share of the state's oil wealth. Austermuhl says his $992 share was already spent on bills. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Alaska oil checks smaller, but they help pay virus bills

By Mark Thiessen Jul. 01, 2020 08:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 file photo, an auto dealership in Anchorage, Alaska, advertises PFD, or Permanent Fund Dividend, sales. Alaska's unique program of giving residents a check from its oil wealth every year is in jeopardy as the energy-dependent state faces low oil prices and an economy battered by the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Unique payout Alaskans get from oil wealth could be at risk

By Becky Bohrer May. 14, 2020 09:41 AM EDT

More than 80 vehicles take part in a caravan through downtown Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, with participants urging local and state leaders to open up businesses shuttered temporarily while residents were told to stay home. The state will allow some businesses to open Friday, followed by some in Anchorage next Monday (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Questions raised over process proposed to disburse aid funds

By Becky Bohrer Apr. 22, 2020 08:52 PM EDT