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Anchorage Mayor LaFrance calls for more funding for snow-plowing, shelters and child care in first budget proposal

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance rolled out her first budget proposal today, outlining increased funding for the city’s homelessness response, snow-plowing and child care.
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Federal judge faults environmental analysis for planned huge gold mine in Western Alaska

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
Regulators violated laws when they failed to consider impacts of a catastrophic dam failure before issuing a key permit for the controversial Donlin mine, the judge rules.
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Hilcorp again eyes Interior Alaska for oil exploration

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Hilcorp has previously explored in the area in a partnership with Doyon, the Native-owned regional corporation for Interior Alaska. 
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Alaska’s voter registration deadline is Sunday, but most residents don’t need to worry

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Sunday, Oct. 6, is the deadline to register as an Alaska voter for the November general election.
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Key Fairbanks races too close to call, Juneau ship-free Saturdays scuttled in local elections

Fairbanks Matt Acuña Buxton -
A proposal to ban large cruise ships from visiting Juneau on Saturdays is underwater, according to preliminary election results.
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Nuestra Huella, exhibit celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, debuts at Anchorage Museum 

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, “Nuestra Huella (Our Footprint)” recently opened at the Anchorage Museum.
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Murkowski introduces workplace protections for federal court employees

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is serious about improving workplace conditions for employees of the federal court system.
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It’s time to unionize the Anchorage Daily News

Commentary Sam Davenport -
Earlier this month, journalists and news staff at the Anchorage Daily News filed a petition to form a union.
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Waffles and Living Wages: East Anchorage business shows the value of taking care of employees

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Waffles and Whatnot is among a coalition of Alaska businesses, Alaska Businesses for Better Jobs, publicly backing Ballot Measure 1 in this year’s general election.
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What would a statewide hand-count election look like in Alaska?

Elections James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
As Georgia plans to implement a partial hand count, a small Alaska experiment shows that it could be time-consuming here.
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