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With Alaska outmigration continuing, community members contemplate responses
A two-day meeting at UAA on outmigration gave attendees a chance to brainstorm ideas about how to reverse the net outflow of ...
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In internet-less Sitka, it’s both ‘mayhem’ and a ‘golden moment’
A break in the sole cable that provides Sitka’s internet and phone service has wreaked havoc on residents and businesses.
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Governor vetoes bill that would have expanded Alaska women’s access to birth control medicine
The vetoed bill, which had bipartisan support, would have allowed women to get a year's worth of prescription contraception.
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After Alaska’s primary election, here’s how the state’s legislative races are shaping up
The Alaska Senate's coalition appears likely to continue after the election, but control of the House — and the Capitol ...
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes tax cut intended to settle Alaska’s long-running rental car dispute
The tax rate on cars rented through Turo and similar applications would have fallen by 2% under the vetoed legislation.
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Arguments are Monday in lawsuit that could upend Alaska’s U.S. House ballot
The Alaska Democratic Party is challenging the candidacy of Democrat Eric Hafner, who is imprisoned in New York state and isn ...
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Alaska Democrats sue to remove imprisoned out-of-state Democrat from U.S. House ballot
Eric Hafner doesn't meet the U.S. Constitution's requirements for a candidate, the Democratic Party argues in a new filing in ...
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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes work quota rules for Amazon-like warehouses
House Bill 88 would have prevented companies from instituting work quotas that discourage employees from using the bathroom.
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‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls
Thousands of drivers use license plate flippers or cover their plates to evade detection — by law enforcement, toll systems ...
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Expanded access to food stamps, health care becomes law in Alaska
The original bill was aimed at expanding services covered by Medicaid to include things like workforce development and food ...
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A meeting at an Eagle River brewery helped put a convicted felon on Alaska’s U.S. House ballot
Republican Matt Salisbury quit the House race after finishing third in the primary, allowing jailed Democrat Eric Hafner to advance.
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Alaska judge strikes down requirement that only licensed physicians provide abortions
The Superior Court judge said barring advanced clinicians from providing services violates equal-protection and privacy ...