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Alaska House committee revises proposed pot sales tax

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska House Labor and Commerce Committee met last Thursday to review legislation updating the state’s marijuana laws and agreed to bring the proposed sales tax rate down to 6%.
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Alaska Medical Board sends controversial regulations for physician assistants back to the drawing table

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The regulations would have proposed steep barriers for physician assistants to work in rural communities, significantly increasing the additional training required and limiting the scope of their work.
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Anchorage mayoral candidate LaFrance calls for higher snowplow operator pay

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
With the city still hobbled by heavy snow, uncleared neighborhood roads and rutted streets, former Anchorage Assembly chair and mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance today called on Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to improve pay for snowplow operators. The call was included...
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Monthly premiums for health insurance on the federal marketplace will rise 16% in Alaska next year

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
The year-to-year increase in Alaska’s individual market is among the highest in the nation, in a state that already has some of the nation’s steepest health care costs.
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Anti-ranked choice voting campaigners rail against regulators at hearing: ‘What’s the point of you guys?!’

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The staff report recommends more than $100,000 in possible fines, but the final decision will rest with the commissioners.
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Bronson lashes out at Anchorage School District as unsafe roads force another remote learning day

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
After evaluating the roads on Tuesday, the school district canceled the fourth day of in-person learning since the city was blanketed with snow last week.
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Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom joins race against US Rep. Peltola

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Dahlstrom is the second high-profile Republican hoping to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola.
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Anti-ranked choice voting group’s church scheme set to go before campaign finance regulators

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The total fines recommended by the staff report are north of $100,000, more than Alaskans for Honest Elections has raised throughout its lifetime.
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Anchorage slammed by more snow as the city falls short of plow-out goal

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
When Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced a snow emergency on Thursday night, he said bringing in private snow removal teams would clear the city’s streets in 84 hours. That deadline has come and gone as of Monday, with large...
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Leaked Bronson stump speech claims mayor solved homelessness and snow plowing

News Yarrow Silvers -
A leaked stump speech for Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s campaign paints a picture of a thriving city that tackled homelessness, increased public safety, and expertly tackled snow plowing under the mayor’s three years of leadership. The speech, written by Jordan...
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