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Hundreds rally at Alaska State Capitol as part of nationwide march focused on rights and democracy

Politics Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
Similar Presidents Day protests took place in Petersburg, Ketchikan, Cordova, Palmer, Anchorage and Fairbanks, part of a nationwide day of action protesting the Trump administration
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Signatures can be gathered for 2026 repeal vote on Alaska voting system, lieutenant governor says

Courts Alaska Beacon -
Less than four months after Alaska voters rejected a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary system, the state’s lieutenant governor has OK’d a new petition-gathering effort to repeal the system. 
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Alaska state workers rally at the Capitol, calling for salary transparency and pension plan

Economy Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
The Alaska State Employees Association filed a lawsuit this week seeking to compel the release of a statewide salary study, which they say is essential to union wages and a stable retirement.
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Uncertainty and anger in Alaska as Trump abruptly fires scores of federal employees

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Last week, union steward David Traver warned lawmakers that Trump’s plan to fire federal workers could impact thousands of Alaskans and $88 million in wages.
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Shocker. Republican who bashed students on social media is skeptical of letting them pre-register to vote

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
House Bill 21 proposes allowing Alaskans to pre-register to vote once they turn 16.
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Dunleavy manipulated salary study so he could keep underpaying workers, lawsuit alleges

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Dunleavy administration has been vague and non-committal about a long-overdue wage study that legislators hoped would shed light on chronic problems of public sector worker shortages and turnover.
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Alaska Legislature says Denali should stay Denali

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Senate today voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling on Trump and the federal government to undo the renaming of the nation’s tallest mountain.
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Alaska Senate votes unanimously to reject automatic pay raises for themselves, governor and top political appointees

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
The first three weeks of Alaska’s legislative session have painted a grim picture of state spending.
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After Biden signed Social Security changes, Alaska’s delegation is pleading with Trump to actually implement it

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
One of the final bills former President Joe Biden signed while in office was a long-awaited fix to boost the Social Security benefits of 15,000 public sector workers in Alaska.
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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.
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