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Ben Carson’s ‘Little Patriots’ Curriculum Not Being Implemented Throughout Alaska

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Following Ben Carson’s tour, supported and partially organized by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, the former U.S. Secretary of Housing’s conservative think tank took to social media to announce its patriotic and faith-based curriculum was being...
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Bronson’s Grant Program Comes Under Assembly Scrutiny

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Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson continued the tradition of awarding public funds to local nonprofits through the Mayor’s Community Grants program, however his 2023 selections are coming under scrutiny for favoring religious organizations and not being transparent about the selection...
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State Officials Don’t Dispute Failure to Follow Law on Kinross Bridge Plans

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com, and is republished here with permission. Though the answers came in the form of noncommittal bureaucratese, state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities officials did not dispute they failed to follow federal...
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LNG Imports Likely Coming to Anchorage. Advocates Say Policy Changes Can Forestall Them.

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This article was originally published by Northern Journal and is republished here with permission. You can subscribe to Northern Journal here. If you pay for electricity or heat your home with natural gas in Southcentral Alaska, it’s going to get...
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Ahead of Vote, Assembly Finds Bronson’s Tudor and Elmore Project Plan Lacks Key Details

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Two years after introducing the concept, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's proposal for a mass shelter and navigation center combination at Tudor and Elmore continues to struggle with lack of planning, inadequate funding and permitting issues. At a work session Friday,...
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State Violated Federal Law by Including Kinross Bridge Projects Without Public Review

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and was republished here with permission. The "top-down” state list of highway projects from the Dunleavy administration violates federal law and regulation because the state failed to consult with long-established planning authorities...
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Before Spending $300M on Road Projects, State Should Hear from Stakeholders

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This article was originally published on dermotcole.com and was republished here with permission. The State Transportation Improvement Plan, known throughout the bureaucratic realm as the STIP, is not supposed to be a top-down affair. Federal law requires that the state...
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Gleason Hands Alaska and AIDEA an Arctic Refuge Defeat

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
This story was originally published in the Northern Journal, and was republished here with permission. To subscribe to the Northern Journal, go here. A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Alaska and its economic development agency that...
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On the Arctic Slope, Resource Politics Trumps Party Affiliation

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When Rep. Josiah Patkotak (I - HD40 - Arctic Slope) filed his letter of intent to run for mayor of the North Slope Borough, he likely put control of the Alaska State House in play.  Patkotak began caucusing with Republicans...
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Veto Views: Dunleavy Axes Support for Department of Health Recruiting

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While Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s decision to cut $87.5 million of the $175 million one-time education funding the legislature approved attracted significant attention and headlines, it was just one of 46 line-item vetoes totaling $200 million. This is the final...
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