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Dunleavy proposes crackdown on unpermitted public protests

Politics Alaska Beacon -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said his proposal to criminalize unpermitted street protests is aimed at increasing public safety. But, civil rights advocates say the potential infringement of Alaskans’ First Amendment rights is concerning
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Alaska senator vows to kill renewables bill as energy debate heats up in Juneau

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Boosters say the legislation would give clear guidance to the state’s electric utilities to start shifting to wind and solar power amid a shortage of the locally produced natural gas that currently powers their plants. 
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Sullivan’s ‘Alaska Federal Judiciary Council’ is nothing but a stalling tactic

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. The nine friendly people chosen by Sen. Dan Sullivan to serve on his so-called “Alaska Federal Judiciary Council” won’t speak with one voice. Some of them will even disagree with him on major...
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State Officials Don’t Dispute Failure to Follow Law on Kinross Bridge Plans

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com, and is republished here with permission. Though the answers came in the form of noncommittal bureaucratese, state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities officials did not dispute they failed to follow federal...
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Legislators blast AG Taylor for supporting the release of out-of-state abortion records

The Midnight Sun Matt Acuña Buxton -
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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Assembly Pushes for Sanctioned Campsite Pilot Program in Midtown

Uncategorized Yarrow Silvers -
In an attempt to curtail widespread camping throughout the city, Anchorage might soon have a sanctioned campsite for the homeless.  The Anchorage Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday evening asking the Bronson administration to pilot one “allowed” campsite, whittled down from...
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Anchorage School Board Approves Partial Funding of Inlet View Elementary

Uncategorized The Alaska Current -
The Anchorage School Board approved a $45 million funding package in a 5-1 vote Tuesday night, including $26 million toward the rebuild of Inlet View Elementary. The package also included $19 million for other school building improvements across the...
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A Fairer Election System in Alaska Helped More Independents Win Office 

Uncategorized The Alaska Current -
This article was republished from the Sightline Institute. The demographics of the Alaska Legislature looked slightly different after the 2022 election. Alaskans sent more Independents to Juneau than ever before. More Millennials won office as the years-long retirement trend among...
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Bronson and Amy Demboski Left to Battle it Out After Assembly Denies Settlement

News Yarrow Silvers -
After public testimony and debate, the Anchorage Assembly denied Mayor Dave Bronson’s request to pay  $550,000 to his former Municipal Manager Amy Demboski to preemptively settle a wrongful termination claim against him and the Municipality of Anchorage. Demboski’s attorney...
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Judy Eledge Resigns from Library Post Following Leaked Recordings of Racist Statements

News Yarrow Silvers -
Anchorage Public Library Deputy Director Judy Eledge resigned amid a lengthy scandal over repeated racist statements on social media and to library employees. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced Tuesday morning that he accepted her resignation, and her last day will...
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