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‘One of the most brilliant things,’ Sullivan says of plan to have Elon Musk slash the federal government

Commentary Dermot Cole -
This story was originally published in Reporting From Alaska. The world’s richest man claims he can find ways to cut at least $2 trillion from the annual federal budget of more than $6 trillion. Bring it on, says Sen. Dan Sullivan, who represents...
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Request for Partnership Launched to Strengthen Alaska’s Food Economy Through Technical Assistance

Commentary Opinion, The Alaska Current -
The Alaska Food Policy Council (AFPC) is excited to announce the launch of a new Request for Partnership (RFP) under Alaska’s Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)
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It’s time to unionize the Anchorage Daily News

Commentary Sam Davenport -
Earlier this month, journalists and news staff at the Anchorage Daily News filed a petition to form a union.
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Dunleavy’s vetoes highlight the right’s weird agenda

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Dunleavy and the conservative movement, as a whole, have shown little interest in compromise and collaboration, instead viewing obstinance as a virtue.
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How the primary reshapes Alaska’s general election

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s primary election is on pace to have one of the lowest turnouts in state history but it still has reshaped November’s general election.
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State’s treatment of RCV repeal highlights ‘the danger in the discretion’

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The rules for state initiatives are muddy to the point that it’s unclear what is and isn’t allowed.
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Republicans run ‘fake Democrats’ to muddle Alaska primaries

Commentary The Alaska Current -
Republicans are trying to outmaneuver the state's new open primaries and ranked-choice voting system.
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Republican platform has a simple wrong answer for any complicated problem

Commentary Dermot Cole -
No one who reads the platform — a collection of bubble-brained slogans and simple wrong answers — will be fooled into thinking that the leading minds of Trump’s party have any idea what they are shouting about.
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Reversal of home-school ruling is not quite the victory Dunleavy claims

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
“This is a huge win for public education and a huge win for families,” Dunleavy said.
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‘We have a housing shortage, so what?’

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
The question, to me, is what does preserving the city’s quality of life even mean?
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