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DOC under-resourced as a mental and behavioral health provider

Health Rachel Levy -
When we think about mental health care across our state, our first thoughts might go toward the few psychiatric institutes, not DOC.
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Dunleavy takes aim at the First Amendment with anti-protest bill

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday reintroduced legislation aimed at curbing public protests.
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Alaska House passes clean resolution opposing Denali name change, rejecting GOP attempts to soften message

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
In its first vote of the legislative session, the Alaska House approved a resolution opposing President Donald Trump’s renaming of Denali but not before far-right Republicans attempted to blunt the message.
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Legislature set to hear resolutions opposing Trump’s Denali name change

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
A pair of resolutions registering the Alaska Legislature’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Denali is set to be heard on Monday.
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Dunleavy’s election reform bill would restrict early and mail-in voting

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
The roughly two-week timeline for determining the outcome of razor-thin races is nothing new in Alaska elections, but several close, high-profile races in recent years are pushing politicians in Juneau toward significant election reform during this legislative session. 
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‘Our schools have fallen behind.’ Alaska Legislature’s majorities open session with call to fund schools

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Legislature gaveled on Monday, marking the start of the 34th Legislature that will serve the next two years.
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The start of the new Alaska Legislature marks a session of hope in 2025

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Over the past month, I’ve written stories that explore how Alaska’s multipartisan coalitions in both chambers of the state legislature might mesh with Donald Trump’s simultaneous return to the White House.
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Independent Ky Holland brings entrepreneurial spirit to Juneau 

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
With his fingerprints on more than 70 start-ups in Alaska, incoming Anchorage Rep. Ky Holland boasts many years of developing and promoting new businesses in the 49th state.
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Rural Alaska schools face funding shortfall after U.S. House fails to pass bipartisan bill

Education Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
Districts face budget shortfalls with the failure of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act funding, aimed at schools located near federal lands.
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From free lunches to concealed handguns, legislators pitch school policies ahead of the 2025 session

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s public education system drew the most attention from lawmakers, with nearly a dozen bills.
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