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Senator Sullivan, fellow senators introduce legislation to improve affordable housing for middle-income families
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, along with a handful of fellow bipartisan senators, introduced the Workforce Housing Tax Credit (WHTC) Act to increase the supply of affordable housing for middle income families who earn too much to qualify for low-income affordable…
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Murkowski, Sullivan introduce Congressional Review Act to overturn EPA avgas regulations and support Alaska aviation
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution Thursday, disapproving of the Environmental Protection Act’s (EPA) recent finding requiring the EPA to regulate the use of leaded avgas for aircraft in accordance with the…
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Alaska Police Standards Council turns down plan to lower hiring age of corrections officers — for now
The Alaska Police Standards Council voted down a regulation change that would allow the state to hire corrections officers as young as 18 years old — the current minimum age for hire is 21 years old.
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Sentence handed down in the murder of a Palmer man who provided a 'safe haven' for foster children and high-risk youths
PALMER — A 30-year-old Valley resident, Garret Livingston, was recently found guilty for the 2021 murder of 62-year-old Palmer resident Brian Bohman.
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Operation Santa Claus shares holiday spirit with remote communities
The 68th Operation Santa Claus is a go.
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School board selects new member for District 5 vacancy
During a special meeting of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) school board Wednesday afternoon, the members convened to select a replacement for the vacant District 5 slot after Former board member Jacob Butcher resigned last month, one day before…
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Palmer’s airport to be test center for unmanned aircraft, support technology
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, or UAF, will establish an unmanned aircraft technology facility at Palmer’s city airport, university and Palmer airport officials say.
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'It’s not your responsibility. It’s mine.' Wasilla library, city council, community members discuss selection of library books, material for children and young adults
During the latest Wasilla City Council meeting on Monday evening, members of the community came out to listen to the Director of the Wasilla Public Library (WPL), Zane Treesh, speak on the library’s book selection process and to address community…
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Committee dismisses complaints that two Alaska lawmakers committed ethics violations
The body charged with policing the ethics of members of the Alaska House of Representatives has dismissed complaints alleging two members improperly allowed an Alaska Right to Life representative to misuse state resources.
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Mat-Su School Board elects new president, officers, during special meeting
The Matanuska Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) held a very quick special meeting to administer the Oath of Office and hold elections to the officers of the school board Nov. 29.
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Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal announced Sunday, potentially putting it on track for a clash with a Biden administration wary of higher airfares.
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Committee adopts policy for new apartments for Alaska lawmakers and staff
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Apartments will be available starting next year for Alaska lawmakers and staff in a building that the Legislature was gifted, with a committee that oversees legislative business adopting a policy for the units on Friday.
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Anchorage native trains to be a U.S. Marine Corps Warfighter
MERIDIAN, Miss. - Marines are some of the most highly-trained people on the planet, according to military officials, and this training requires highly-dedicated instructors.
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North Slope saw big production decline September and October compared with year earlier B
Alaska North Slope production tipped up in October as cooler temperatures set in on the slope, but the numbers for both October and September were down significantly year-over-year compared with the same months of 2022.
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Latest Alaska crime report shows a 67% increase in murders and a slight overall decrease in crime
The murder rate in Alaska increased dramatically, though there was a slight overall decrease in crime statewide in 2022, according to an Alaska Department of Public Safety report released Oct. 23.
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Senator Sullivan visits Middle East as show of support to Israel
On Sunday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan joined a bipartisan group of colleagues, led by Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (MD), for a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he warned Iran not…
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Marathon Petroleum now says its mothballed LNG plant near Kenai being considered for imports of liquefied natural gas
Marathon Petroleum Co. says it is considering use of its mothballed liquefied natural gas export plant near Kenai as part of a project with regional utilities to import liquefied gas, or LNG, to supplement declining Cook Inlet natural gas production.
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Vic Fischer, last living signer of Alaska Constitution, dies at 99
Vic Fischer, the last living signer of the Alaska Constitution and a figure active in progressive state politics for seven decades, died Sunday at age 99.
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A ‘playbook’ to help Alaska schools hire and keep teachers
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has developed an online tool to help schools, districts, communities and elected officials address the state’s high rate of teacher turnover. It released the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook in September.
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Alaska program to keep school principals to triple in size
A program aimed at supporting and retaining Alaska principals will more than triple its participation this year, coordinators told the state’s Board of Education at its October 5th meeting. The state’s two largest districts will join the Alaska School Leadership…