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Bronson administration to abate camps, pivot to smaller shelters for cold weather housing

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With Mayor Dave Bronson's proposed mass shelter on Tudor and Elmore off the table, his administration has pivoted to supporting non-congregate housing and smaller shelters, a strategy for solving homelessness that the Anchorage Assembly has advocated for years. Bronson’s housing...
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A new rush arrives on the Seward Peninsula: for graphite, not gold

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
This article is republished from Northern Journal. To support Northern Journal, subscribe here. SEWARD PENINSULA — Ducks and swans flew overhead as Sylvester Ayek, 82, and his daughter Kimberly, 35, hauled rocks to anchor their small salmon net on the...
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Dunleavy, not the Legislature, blocks action on a fiscal plan by failing to lead

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. The Legislature was never going to call a special session to deal with a fiscal plan. That’s because 40 members would have to agree to it and we don’t have a two-thirds legislative supermajority...
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Sullivan’s ‘Alaska Federal Judiciary Council’ is nothing but a stalling tactic

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. The nine friendly people chosen by Sen. Dan Sullivan to serve on his so-called “Alaska Federal Judiciary Council” won’t speak with one voice. Some of them will even disagree with him on major...
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Anchorage Assembly Approves $250k for Legal Defense in Demboski Lawsuit

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The Anchorage Assembly approved a sole source contract for $250,000 for legal expenses related to former Municipal Manager Amy Demboski’s wrongful termination lawsuit during a special meeting Monday. The funding was requested by Mayor Dave Bronson.  The lead attorney, Clint...
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Sen. Sullivan Gives Tuberville a Pass on Holding Military Promotions Hostage

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. Sen. Dan Sullivan won’t stop blustering that Democrats and Republicans like Sen. Lisa Murkowski have to surrender to the whims of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the guy who...
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Tetlin Didn’t Get a Fair Shake from Kinross Mine Deal

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. The Tetlin Native Corporation has posted a press release on its website making serious allegations about parties involved in the mineral lease that underlies the Kinross...
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State Chooses to Allow Kinross Trucks to Operate Without Permits or Restrictions

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. State regulations say that trucks that are more than 85 feet long must have a pilot car for safety reasons. The Kinross mining trucks are 95 feet...
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Permanent Fund’s Anchorage Office Venture has Makings of Another Scandal

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This article was originally published at dermotcole.com and is republished here with permission. There is nothing about opening a new Anchorage office for the Permanent Fund—in temporary quarters—that should inspire public confidence in the trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund...
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Alaska Watches, Nervously, as Ukraine War Pushes More Russian Oil Through Bering Strait

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Nathaniel Herz welcomes tips at natherz@gmail.com or (907) 793-0312. This article was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter from Herz. Subscribe at this link. The war in Ukraine appears to be driving a sharp increase in shipments of Russian oil to China through the Bering...
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