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People voice concerns over TMS book fair during MSBSD/MSB Assembly meeting
During the joint Matanuska Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD)/Mat Su Borough Assembly meeting, a small group of parents and community members took time to voice their concerns about books they believed to be “grooming” or “explicit.” In particular, a few…
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State operating budget moves to House floor, major step 2023 legislative session
The House Finance Committee moved the state operating and mental health programs budget out of committee last Thursday, March 30, after several days of work in committee on amendments.
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Parks Highway collision in Houston claims 2
Two people were killed after a motor vehicle collision on Parks Highway in Houston early Wednesday evening.
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Palmer sets up temporary site for library, storing books and materials from damaged building
The city of Palmer is moving books and other materials from its damaged public library to be stored and made available in temporary rented space, Brad Hanson, Palmer’s development director, told the city council at its March 25 meeting.
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MSBSD presents preliminary budget ahead of Borough budget discussions planned for the spring
On Tuesday, during the last joint meeting of the Matanuska Susitna Borough School District and the Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly meeting of the current school year, the school district presented a preliminary discussion of the annual school district budget.
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This draft bike and pedestrian walkway plan will guide upcoming construction
A proposed plan for new or improved pedestrian and bike access across the Borough’s core area and in Talkeetna is open for public comment as local officials and community advisors prepare to put it in action.
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'There are options”: Career Tech High School offers options to students seeking more out of school
There has been a lot of talk about readying students to enter the workforce, preparing youth to make it on their own, and generally getting students ready for life.
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Despite lower oil prices, industry investment on the North Slope expected to climb
Oil and gas investments on the North Slope will be climbing despite forecasts of lower oil prices. That’s according to the state Department of Revenue’s spring forecast released last week.
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Port MacKenzie project continues to have potential
Port MacKenzie, on upper Cook Inlet, has always been a project on the come. There’s lots of potential but progress has been frustratingly slow.
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'You are poised for greatness': Houston High School officially opens
Though the weather was grey, and winter was making it last gasp with flakes falling from the sky, there was nothing but red and black Houston Hawk pride as the ribbon was cut, officially opening the new Houston High School.
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Biden's moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s largely been in…
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Despite lower oil prices, industry investment on the North Slope expected to climb
Oil and gas investments on the North Slope will be climbing despite forecasts of lower oil prices. That’s according to the state Department of Revenue’s spring forecast released last week.
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After seven years, Alaska Legislature considers no longer monitoring veterinarians’ opioid prescriptions
Seven years ago, at the urging of then-Gov. Bill Walker, the Alaska Legislature passed a sweeping bill intended to limit the abuse of prescription opioid drugs.
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Alaska House votes more funding to fix food-stamp crisis, prevent budget trouble
The Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-1 on Wednesday to approve a fast-moving budget bill that spends as much as $365 million to cover a shortfall in state revenue caused by lower-than-expected oil prices.
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JBER selected to host new Joint Integrated Test and Training Center
The Department of the Air Force selected Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, to host the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center (JITTC), which is the first center capable of joint and multinational force training.
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New legislation could clear up confusion surrounding e-bikes in Alaska
Alaska legislators are considering a bill that would set basic rules for how electric bikes may be used in the state. Despite e-bikes becoming more popular in Alaska, legislators have struggled to define what constitutes an electric bike. House Bill…
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Alaska legislators are again on track to ignore the 90-day session law imposed by voters
Leading Alaska state legislators said this week that they intend to wrap up the 2023 legislative session in mid-May, closer to the Alaska Constitution’s 121-day limit than the 90-day limit approved by voters in a 2006 ballot measure.
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Anchorage man charged with approximately
$25 million dollar wire fraud scheme involving over 130 victims
An information was filed yesterday charging Garrett Elder, owner of Tycoon Trading LLC, The Daily Bread Fund LLC, and other entities with executing an investment scheme that resulted in approximately $25 million in losses to over 130 victims.
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Jury convicts former Libertarian Alaska state Senate candidate of murder
A Palmer jury on Monday convicted former Libertarian state Senate candidate of second-degree murder and other crimes associated with a fatal shooting one month before the 2020 general election.
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Haaland wades into thorny land exchange fight in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A day after the Biden administration approved a major Alaska oil project, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland waded into another thorny battle in the state — a long-simmering dispute over building a road through a national…