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Lawmakers look to culturally rooted programs to break the cycle of incarceration of Alaska Natives

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Natives make up less than 20% of the state’s population, but account for more than 40% of the state’s prison population — a trend that has worsened in recent years. It’s an issue that has come into sharp focus...
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Alaska House votes to ban Styrofoam food containers as most Republicans flip their lid

Environment Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska House on Tuesday voted to ban single-use polystyrene plastic, often known under the brand name of Styrofoam, in the state’s food service industry, and along the way, a bunch of Republicans collectively lost their minds. Backers of the...
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Alaska’s embattled economic development agency approves $700,000 PR budget

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Amid continuing opposition to its oil drilling and road projects, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority says the public should know about its less controversial small business loan programs.
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Food from the Forest: New studies show benefit of managing for wild foods

Commentary Victoria Petersen -
In Southeast, wild foods provide a value of up to $1691 per rural resident, on average.
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Pressing Silence: Britta Adams is a body in motion

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
Walking down the beach, Britta Adams stopped to watch the last vestiges of flowing water retreat with the falling tide.
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Sullivan traded up to $2M in stocks while in office

Elections The Alaska Current -
The senator's wealth has grown by 176% since 2015.
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Current Cartoons: A bake sale for big oil

Cartoon Holly Todd -
The state’s budget reflects a mix of cuts to social programs and continued incentives for oil and gas production, raising questions about whose needs are treated as essential.
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Peltola announces big fundraising haul, signaling an expensive Senate race in Alaska

Elections Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola announced on Monday that her campaign raised $8.9 million in the first quarter of the year.
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Conservation group sues to limit pollock trawl fishing in Bering Sea to protect fur seals

Environment Alaska Beacon -
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Alaska on Wednesday, centers on the fur seal population on St. Paul Island.
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Current Cravings: ‘Fairbanks Foodie’ knows how to eat in the Golden Heart City

Arts and Culture Jenny Weis -
Upon reaching out, I sat down at Little Owl Cafe’s new 3rd St. location with Emily, the Fairbanks Foodie, to talk about food in the subarctic.
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