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From Anchorage to Alabama: Teaching my kids the history some want to erase

Commentary admin -
On March 9th, surrounded by thousands of marchers, my children and I walked hand-in-hand over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
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Sullivan claims ‘far left group’ drafted critical questions from lawmakers

Commentary Dermot Cole -
The questions to Sen. Dan Sullivan asked by several majority members of the Legislature Thursday were not rude and he was not treated with disrespect.
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Budget and GOP are still roadblocks to increased public school funding

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska House passed House Bill 69, legislation outlining a $1,000 increase to per-student funding known as the base student allocation.
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Dunleavy’s push for a two-tier education system would only worsen inequities

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The first month and a half of Alaska’s legislative session has painted a grim and frustrating picture surrounding public education.
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AIDEA nows says it doesn’t need $50 million for gas line study

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Juneau Sen. Jesse Kiehl said something not long ago about how the job of a legislator is often to say no.
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‘Real Alaska men choose respect’

Cartoon Holly Todd -
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan once declared, "We should all be outraged; violence against women and children will not be tolerated."
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Sullivan, Begich give timid reply to Trump’s unilateral Denali name change

Commentary Dermot Cole -
This story was originally published by Dermot Cole, Reporting From Alaska. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich the Third had a timid response to Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally change the name of Denali without asking anyone in Alaska. Sullivan...
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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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Scores of Alaskans face another eye-watering spike in their health care costs next year. Does anyone care?

Commentary Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Premiums for Alaska health insurance plans on the federal marketplace have spiked more than 50% over the past three years.
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In a time of uncertainty, Alaska has plenty to be thankful for

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Key flips by Democrats, independents and bipartisan-minded Republicans mean the Alaska House will join the Senate in organizing into a multi-partisan coalition.
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