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Alaska voters go to the polls Tuesday with a new voting system confusing to many
Alaska voters go to the polls Tuesday, August 16, for the state primary election. It will be like no prior primary election
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Cobb Street Market to be Alaska State Fair vendor for the first time
PALMER — Cobb Street Market will be a vendor at the Alaska State Fair for the first time.
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Houston High School construction: 'We are within sight of the finish line'
Last week, Mat-Su Borough officials and the project team behind the construction of the new Houston High School gave community members an update presentation and tour of the work completed so far.
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Natural gas in Southcentral Alaska may be running down
When you turn your gas stove on you expect it to light, right?
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Here comes the rain again…Rain-soaked areas brace for more forecasted rain
Just as waters from the Little Su flooding have receded, thanks to a much needed (and beautiful) break from the rain on Wednesday, more rain is forecasted for the next several days.
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Mat-Su Rep. DeLena Johnson selected for prestigious fellowship
The Council of State Governments has chosen Rep. DeLena Johnson, R-Mat-Su, to participate in the Council’s 2022 Henry Toll Fellowship. Bringing together 48 individuals representing 32 states from several sectors of state government, the Henry Toll Fellowship is the nation’s…
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Supreme Court rules against forward funding for education, confirms limit on legislative power
The Alaska Legislature may not set multi-year budgets for public education and other state agencies unless it provides up-front funding, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision settles a three-year-old dispute between the Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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Tundra burns helped make the 2022 Alaska fire season one of the biggest since 1950
Alaska is closing out what is likely to be the state’s seventh-biggest wildfire season since 1950, wrapping up a summer notable for record-breaking fires in the tundra of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the southwestern part of the state.
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MSBSD announces rolling bus cancellations, cites driver shortage
With school getting underway this week, the Matanuska Susitna Borough School District’s (MSBSD) new school bus contractor, Durham School Services, said that they will not have enough bus drivers to run all of the regular education routes in the core…
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Governor Signs Purple Heart Trail, Military Spouse Hiring, and Alaska Coordinate System Bills
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed several more bills into law Tuesday, two that to support Alaska’s military and veteran community, and a third bill to modernize the state’s coordinate system.
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Remember to Vote - August 16, 2022!
Election Day is August 16, 2022, for the “Pick 1 Primary” and the Special General Election to fill the remainder of Representative Don Young’s term, and both elections are on the same ballot. Polls are open from 7:00am until 8:00pm.
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Q&A with Governor Candidate Bill Walker
How much should a governor’s faith or religion determine state law and policy?
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Regardless of party or office, Alaska candidates are targeting trawling
Republicans, Democrats and independents seeking a variety of elected offices across Alaska appear united by a desire to restrict deep-sea trawling.
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Here’s where Alaska’s U.S. House candidates stand on access to abortion
With less than two weeks to go before Alaska’s Aug. 16 election, the three candidates seeking to temporarily replace Congressman Don Young in Alaska’s U.S. House seat have made clear their positions on abortion.
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Alaska health organization secures $9.7 million grant to train new workers
Alaska health care organizations have an injection of federal money to help recruit and train more workers to fill a variety of in-demand positions.
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Alaska conservatives launch group to encourage ‘yes’ vote on constitutional convention
A group of conservative Alaskans, headed by a leading member of the Alaska Republican Party, has formed a new campaign organization intended to encourage Alaskans to call a constitutional convention and allow sweeping changes in the way Alaska runs its…
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Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. posts negative returns for first time since 2012
For the first time in a decade, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., source of more than half of Alaska’s general-purpose state revenue, posted negative investment returns for an entire fiscal year.
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State of the Race: Progressives hold fundraising edge in most key legislative races
All but one of the 59 legislative races on this year’s ticket (remember Sen. Donny Olson, D-Golovin, gets this year off thanks to redistricting) have four candidates or fewer in the primary election, which means that all but one candidate…
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In Alaska U.S. Senate primary, a race to finish fourth
The majority of voters going to the polls Aug. 16 will likely be choosing one of three candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat as their pick-one primary option: incumbent Republican Lisa Murkowski, Republican Party-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka or Democratic Party-endorsed Patricia…
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Alaska legislator, member of Oath Keepers, faces lawsuit challenging his eligibility for office
A former member of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly is challenging the eligibility of Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, for state office.