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Mar 29 2024
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Internal friction hampers Alaska’s influential Bush Caucus
For more than five decades, a group of rural Alaska lawmakers known as the Bush Caucus have at times played a king-making role in the Alaska Legislature. Rural lawmakers have frequently put regional interests above those of party loyalty, and their willingness to cross the partisan aisle has frequently given them outsized power in the Capitol. Last year, the group’s willingness to join
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 23 2024
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Alaska plane crash: Two feared dead after fiery crash near river
Two people are presumed dead after a Douglas C-54 plane crashed by a river in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash, adding that the National Transportation Safety Bureau would investigate. “A Douglas C-54 crashed southwest of Fairbanks International Airport around 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 23. Two people were on board,” an FAA spokeswoman said
Washington ExaminerApr 12 2024
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At the Far North Fashion Show, Alaska Native designs take flight
The Anchorage Museum atrium transformed into a catwalk for the 2024 Far North Fashion show Thursday night. The show featured eight Alaska Native designers who created nearly 40 looks for the event. Walking to a playlist of music drawn from around the circumpolar north, some models wore traditional garments while others showed off looks that featured fur, skins and feathers on gowns and
Anchorage Daily NewsMar 19 2024
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Russian TV fans Alaska secession flames
A Russian state TV host has suggested that Moscow should consider seizing Alaska from the United States. Host Tigran Keosayan made the remarks in a state TV broadcast which was shared online by Anton Gerashchenko, a former adviser to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs. Keosayan is married to Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the Russian state-controlled
NewsweekApr 18 2024
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Alaska Republicans to choose new state party chair in four-way race
The Alaska Republican Party will elect a new chairperson during its convention on Friday and Saturday, in a race that includes four candidates and no incumbent. Current chair Ann Brown announced earlier this year she would step away from the volunteer position, which she has held since 2021. The candidates are Jerry Ward, Mike Robbins, Nikki Rose and Carmela Warfield. The elected chair will
Anchorage Daily NewsMay 01 2024
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Alaska Senate passes budget differing from House version with roughly $1,580 payments to residents
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska residents would receive checks of around $1,580 this year under the version of the state operating budget passed by the Senate on Wednesday. The check size — a combination of the yearly dividend paid to residents plus an energy relief payment — is one of the key differences between the Senate version of the budget and one that passed the House last month. The House
The Seattle TimesApr 12 2024
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Alaska Senate passes capital budget with focus on school maintenance and housing
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate advanced the $3.9 billion capital budget, which has an emphasis on school maintenance and housing, to the House on Friday. The capital budget is used to fund infrastructure and maintenance projects across the state. The vast majority of capital budget funding comes from the federal government. The capital budget passed the Senate 15-3 along caucus lines. Fifteen
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 05 2024
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Alaska House to vote on establishing subscription-based health care
The Alaska House of Representatives is poised to vote on a bill that — if adopted — would legalize subscription-based access to medical providers. Direct health care agreements allow patients to pay a monthly subscription fee to access specified medical care. It has been described as both an alternative to traditional health insurance and as a service that can improve access to care for people
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 22 2024
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State of Alaska requests pause in homeschool ruling blocking public funds at private schools
JUNEAU — The state of Alaska on Monday asked for a stay of a recent state Superior Court to stay a recent decision finding it is unconstitutional to use public money to pay for tuition at private and religious schools. Attorney General Treg Taylor argued last week in an hourlong news conference that Judge Adolf Zeman’s decision was “broad” and appeared to end all Alaska homeschool and
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 04 2024
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Feds approve Alaska’s plan for securing ferry funding grants
The Federal Highway Administration this week approved a key component of the state’s plan for building new ferries and repairing existing Alaska Marine Highway System infrastructure. A federal infrastructure bill signed in 2021 promised to bring hundreds of millions of dollars in ferry funding to Alaska — with more than $400 million already awarded — but much of the money awarded required the
Anchorage Daily News