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Voters resoundingly backed paid sick leave. Now lawmakers in 3 states want to roll back the benefits • Apr. 30, 2025, 9:50 AM ET (AP)

Market volatility complicates work for lawmakers in Alaska, a state whose fortunes are tied to oil • Apr. 12, 2025, 12:01 AM ET (AP)

Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies • Apr. 5, 2025, 8:59 PM ET (AP)

Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him • Apr. 2, 2025, 6:05 PM ET (AP)

Cheeseburgers and chicken so far fail to entice a rescue dog who's spent weeks on the run in Alaska • Apr. 2, 2025, 5:31 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	Last Frontier
Capital	Juneau
Population¹	(2020) 733,391; (2024 est.) 740,133
Governor	Michael J. Dunleavy (Republican)
Date Of Admission	January 3, 1959
U.S. Senators	Lisa Murkowski (Republican) • Daniel Sullivan (Republican)
State Nickname	The Last Frontier
State Motto	"North to the Future"
State Bird	willow ptarmigan
State Flower	alpine forget-me-not
State Song	“Alaska’s Flag”
Seats In The U.S. House Of Representatives	1 (of 435)
Time Zone	Alaskan (GMT − 9 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	1,723,337
Total Area (Sq Mi)	665,384
¹Excluding military abroad.

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