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Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists.
5 days ago5 min read
Decision near on 69.92% electricity rate hike challenged by Skagway
Closing arguments were submitted this week in a rate case that could see residential electricity charges in the Upper Lynn Canal climb significantly next year.
5 days ago4 min read
Without completed 2025 reports, federal fishery managers use last year’s data to set Alaska harvests
Government shutdown prevented biologists from completing updated analysis of ocean conditions, so catch limits for groundfish are based on older information Gulls hunting seeking scraps of fish swarm the docked fishing vessel Gold Rush, which harvests pollock and other groundfish, and Trident Seafood's Kodiak plant on Oct. 3, 2022. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council set 2026 Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska catch limits for pollock and other groundfish species, but the
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The governor will spend his final year on a fiscal plan and stabilizing state revenue, not education reform
Dunleavy looks forward to pipeline projects, criticizes the Legislature’s recent focus on school funding rather than policy.
6 days ago5 min read
Eaglecrest opening its beginner hill Saturday, hopes to open upper mountain Dec. 19
Frigid weather forecast as ski area’s 50th season set to begin with "winter preview" on Porcupine lift runs.
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Transboundary salmon runs are at risk — Gov. Dunleavy doesn’t seem to care
On Dec. 5, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Randy Bates published an opinion piece refuting Salmon Beyond Borders’ and the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association’s assertion that the Dunleavy Administration has largely abandoned the promises outlined in the Alaska-British Columbia Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation, signed 10 years ago by the Walker Administration. Clearly, we struck a nerve.
6 days ago4 min read
Retrial of Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault likely won’t occur until at least spring
New attorney for Jeffrey Fultz says months are needed to catch up on case involving accusations dating back to 2014; jury deadlocked on most charges at first trial.
6 days ago3 min read
26,000 cookies in 10°: A sweet tooth for Christmas draws visitors to governor's annual holiday open house
Gov. Mike Dunleavy hosts for final year, offering the first experience for some children's delight in the cold cheer.
6 days ago4 min read
After nearly two-year lapse, Congress renews Secure Rural Schools funding
Failure to reauthorize the program forced schools in Southeast Alaska to cut budgets.
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US may require all foreign visitors to provide 5 years of social media data under Trump plan
All tourists to the United States would have to reveal their social media activity from the last five years, under new Trump administration plans.
6 days ago1 min read
Police blotter for Dec. 8
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
6 days ago1 min read
TMMS students teach peers about food waste and composting
This week, Thunder Mountain Middle School joined the growing number of schools composting food waste. Before rolling out the program, students in an environmental club led their peers through sorting out their trash and seeing how much of it can avoid the landfill…( Read full story )
6 days ago1 min read
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