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Allard introduces amendment to remove $158 million in funding for public schools from House operating budget

Uncategorized Rachel Levy -
Last week the House Finance Committee introduced a draft appropriations bill regarding the state’s operating budget, HB 263, that would include a $158 million increase in funding for Alaska public schools next year.  This comes at a time when many...
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Carnival cruise ships logged 750+ pollution violation days in Alaska waters

Uncategorized Rachel Levy -
Contrary to the narrative of pristine ecosystems in Alaska, it’s federally legal for cruise ships, to dump smokestack washwater into the ocean.
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Sullivan’s choice for federal judge refuses to admit Trump lost 2020 election

Uncategorized Dermot Cole -
This story was originally published by Dermot Cole, Reporting from Alaska. Aaron C. Peterson, who is in line for a lifetime appointment as the next federal judge in Alaska, can’t muster the political courage to admit that Donald Trump lost...
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OPINION: Alaska officials celebrate Trump’s disaster declaration while FEMA crumbles under his watch

Uncategorized Dermot Cole -
This story was originally published by Reporting From Alaska, Dermot Cole. The Wall Street Journal had this update Sept. 28 on how the Federal Emergency Management Agency is failing to respond to emergencies. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, Rep. Nick Begich the Third...
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Homer City Council certifies election results, all three incumbents re-elected

Uncategorized Chloe Pleznac -
There were 222 additional absentee in-person, mail-in, and fax email ballots discovered on Monday, after the Canvas Board counted 196 absentee and special needs ballots on Friday.
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OPINION: Building Alaska’s future by putting education first

Uncategorized The Alaska Current -
When I served as a State Senator, the most common visitors to my office were parentsand teachers. Parents expressed concern that their children were falling behind inreading or struggling to keep up. Teachers were frustrated by the lack of...
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Ordinance criminalizing some homeless camping in Anchorage is the city’s latest flashpoint

Uncategorized Matt Acuña Buxton -
Editor's note: This post was written ahead of Tuesday's vote, where the Anchorage Assembly approved the initiative 7-5, but slipped through the cracks with publishing. We're publishing it now to document the attitudes heading into the ordinance's passage. The...
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GOP mega-bill stuck in US Senate as disputes grow over hospitals and more

Uncategorized The Alaska Current -
This story is republished from News From the States. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans appeared deeply divided Wednesday over how to establish a fund for rural hospitals to offset the budget impacts of Medicaid cuts in the “big, beautiful bill.” The...
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GOP’s Medicaid cuts will be unsurprisingly terrible for Alaska

Uncategorized Matt Acuña Buxton -
The precise shape, scope and impact of the Medicaid cuts have been hard for providers to nail down.
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OPINION: I teach immigrant kids. Medicaid cuts will break them and our schools.

Uncategorized 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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