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OPINION: I teach immigrant kids. Medicaid cuts will break them and our schools.

Opinion Tara Devlin, Anchorage School District -
I teach middle and high school students. Most were born here, many are recent immigrants. I teach students in the foster system, students who are houseless and sleeping on couches. I teach students from small villages around the state,...
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Nothing ‘beautiful’ about it: The bill that hurts Alaska’s families

Opinion Golden Delicious -
I’ve driven through snowstorms to perform in beautiful rural Alaska, lip-synced to Donna Summer on plywood stages, and helped support queer community in a state where winter lasts half the year and tolerance can sometimes feel just as cold....
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Four Score

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
While the Alaska Democratic Party doesn't yet have a candidate in the race for governor, Republicans continue expanding their field.
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With the upcoming veto deadline, Dunleavy can seal his anti-school legacy

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has until Monday to decide whether to fund schools at the status quo levels or veto public school funding.
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Asked about Trump sending Marines to LA, Sen. Dan Sullivan had nothing to say

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Dan Sullivan’s blood should be boiling about now about the use of military members for domestic political purposes, if we are to take him at his word.
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Sullivan’s Memorial Day speech prompts rebuke from Alaska veteran

Commentary Dermot Cole -
On May 26th, 2025, I attended the remembrance of our Veterans on Memorial Day at the Wasilla Wall of Honor.
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Dunleavy vetoes public school bill, claiming ‘no evidence’ funding matters

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy today vetoed legislators’ latest attempt to permanently increase public school funding.
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Three’s a Crowd

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The race for Alaska’s next governor grew a bit larger this week with the entrance of right-wing organizer and former talk radio personality Bernadette Wilson.
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A way-too-early power ranking of Alaska’s gubernatorial race

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The race to be Alaska’s next governor kicked off this week when two Republicans filed the paperwork to begin fundraising and campaigning.
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OPINION: Claman needs to vote to close the S Corp loophole

Commentary The Alaska Current -
This is an open appeal to Senator Matt Claman from his constituents across his district to support Senate Bill 92, which would close a tax loophole that exempts S corporations (including Hilcorp) from state corporate income taxes. Our state...
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