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After touting readiness, Anchorage Mayor Bronson declares snow emergency after city’s first big storm

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Hot off a tour touting the city’s revamped snow-clearing plan where he declared, “If this winter’s anything like last year, we are ready,” Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced a snow emergency on Thursday night. The emergency declaration, which has no...
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Dunleavy ‘very likely’ violated the law while pursuing anti-union case, auditor finds  

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
According to the audit, the administration spent $315,034 from the “Civil Division Except Contracts Relating to Interpretation of Janus v AFSCME” budget on cases related to Janus.
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Gov. Dunleavy appoints Republican to House seat formerly held by independent

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced today he has appointed Republican Thomas Baker to represent House District 40 for the remainder of former Rep. Josiah Patkotak's term. Patkotak resigned from his position in the Legislature after winning his race for...
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Anchorage police and fire unions back LaFrance for mayor

News Yarrow Silvers -
Suzanne LaFrance adds two notable police and fire endorsements in her campaign for mayor.
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How will marijuana tax changes affect prices at Alaska dispensaries? It depends

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska marijuana industry’s push to update the state’s tax structure is gaining momentum, with most expecting a change to clear the Alaska Legislature next year. But just what a tax change will mean for prices at the dispensary...
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Alaska Permanent Fund board backs off high-risk investment plan as analysts warn it’s a ‘uniquely bad time’

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Permanent Fund’s Board of Trustees appears to have backed away from a plan aimed at rapidly boosting the fund’s value to $100 billion by banking on riskier investments, just days after one trustee hyped the plan to...
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Sullivan asks judge applicants to name their favorite judge

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. In Sen. Dan Sullivan’s quest to create a federal judge to his liking, his questionnaire of leading questions stops just short of asking applicants, “Who’s your favorite Alaska senator?” and “What are the...
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Proposed regulations could upend health care access in rural Alaska

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
An overhaul of the regulations governing how physician assistants practice in Alaska has been in the works for several years, but the end result isn’t what most were expecting.
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With little movement on salmon bycatch, Alaska advocates look to Biden administration for executive action

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
This article was republished from Northern Journal. To support Northern Journal, subscribe here. Amid catastrophic shortfalls in salmon harvests in some of Alaska’s rural, Indigenous communities, advocates have pleaded for a crackdown on unintentional catch of those same salmon by the...
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Alaska state-owned corporation intends to spend $7 million in 2024 on Ambler Road

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This article was originally published in the Alaska Beacon. Executives at Alaska’s state-owned development bank say they will advance plans for a 211-mile mining road in Northwest Alaska despite the objections of a landowner in the path of the road. On...
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