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Dunleavy vetoes broadly popular e-bike bill after silence during session

The Midnight Sun Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy was largely absent throughout the legislative session, including ditching out of Juneau on the last days of the session to attend a bear hunt, other than occasionally dropping in to stoke the fires of the far-right...
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Anti-RCV group blames George Soros, brings on disgraced AG Clarkson to handle campaign complaints

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The sprawling campaign to repeal Alaska's open primaries and ranked-choice voting system has brought on disgraced former Attorney General Kevin Clarkson to respond to allegations that it's defying state campaign finance laws, accusing the effort of being a George...
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Legislators blast AG Taylor for supporting the release of out-of-state abortion records

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A bipartisan group of Alaska state legislators has penned a letter to the federal government in support of a rule aimed at preventing anti-abortion states from accessing out-of-state abortion records to prosecute patients and providers, a sharp rebuke of...
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Alaska doesn’t plan on ratting out people who get abortions, but its AG supports other states that do

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Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor is one of 18 far-right attorneys general who signed onto a letter opposing a federal rule that would make it harder for states to prosecute people for getting abortions, despite it being legal in...
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The Perm. Fund isn’t running out of money, but it could soon have trouble paying for things

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The Alaska Permanent Fund is worth more than $76 billion according to the most recent reports, and it’s not at risk of running out of money, but it could fall short of helping pay for state government and dividends...
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Nick Begich hopes the third time’s the charm in new bid for U.S. House

The Midnight Sun Matt Acuña Buxton -
After coming in third to U.S. House Rep. Mary Peltola and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in last year's special and subsequent regular elections, Republican businessman Nick Begich announced today that he will give it another go. In social media...
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As CBD companies warn of side effects of crackdown on hemp THC, regulators signal support

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In the last year, you might have noticed a proliferation of THC gummies well beyond the walls of Alaska's recreational marijuana stores. They're legal because they're taking advantage of a loophole in the federal farm bill's hemp laws that...
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Intiatives could bring campaign contributions, worker rights and election spending to 2024 ballot

The Midnight Sun Matt Acuña Buxton -
A trio of proposed voter initiatives was filed with the Division of Elections last week, meaning issues like labor law reforms, campaign contribution limits and more election reforms could be headed to the 2024 ballot. The three new initiatives bring...
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Changes to Alaska’s marijuana taxes gain steam, but debate remains over final form

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Alaska's marijuana tax system has been largely unchanged since voters legalized the market in 2014, and members of the industry say it's time for a change. That was the recommendation of a governor's task force on marijuana to legislators...
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Hemp-derived THC edibles skirt Alaska’s pot laws. That could change.

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Much of the talk in the last legislative session about the state of the legal marijuana industry revolved around Alaska’s outdated tax rate, but the industry has another major concern: Potent edibles that skirt the state’s regulated system because...
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