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On budget vote, Murkowski says she was ‘hung out to dry’ and stuck between two bad options

Federal Government James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator said the state fares better under Republicans’ budget plan because of her efforts to soften the fiscal blow.
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Anchorage schools move ahead with layoffs amid GOP’s ‘slow dismantling of public education’

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s public schools have been subjected to a roller coaster of uncertainty.
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Trail Blazers: Christina Grande

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
Christina Grande’s first memories of biking stem from her childhood in San Francisco, where her uncle worked as a bike messenger.
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Anchorage Assembly votes to ban homeless camping in some areas over warnings it criminalizes poverty

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Anchorage Assembly voted 7-5 to criminalize homeless camping and building structures near schools, trails and busy roads on Tuesday.
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Ordinance criminalizing some homeless camping in Anchorage is the city’s latest flashpoint

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Editor's note: This post was written ahead of Tuesday's vote, where the Anchorage Assembly approved the initiative 7-5, but slipped through the cracks with publishing. We're publishing it now to document the attitudes heading into the ordinance's passage. The...
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Ditch the crowds: Underrated hikes around Anchorage

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
Tourists love Flattop. Locals know better hikes.
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Must Read Alaska mistakes one John Williams for another in ‘on-brand’ blunder

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
And just in case you're wondering, no, renowned composer John T. Williams is not running for the U.S. House in Alaska.
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Alaska’s Planned Parenthood clinics get a break from Trump megabill

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Murkowski negotiated Alaska carve-outs in Trump’s megabill, but failed to secure one for Planned Parenthood access.
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Murkowski didn’t spare Alaska from Trump’s megabill; she just delayed the pain

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called her decisive vote for Trump’s megabill “agonizing.”
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Current Cravings: Spenard Food Truck Carnival

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
The quality of the food is almost always the most crucial factor in dining out. Except, I recently realized, at a food truck fair.
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