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Apr 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 NewsApr 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 NewsMar 16 2024
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Arctic Winter Games put spotlight on Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough • Alaska Beacon
As more than 2,000 young athletes gathered this week in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, plus armies of coaches, officials, family members and dignitaries from around the circumpolar north, local officials hope the result has been more than competition and fun. For political leaders in the West Virginia-sized borough just north of Anchorage, the 2024 Arctic Winter Games held from March 10 to 16
Alaska BeaconMar 25 2024
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Bill seeks privatization of Alaska Railroad
JUNEAU, Alaska — A state legislator has introduced a bill calling for privatization of the Alaska Railroad — although even the bill’s sponsor says the purpose is as much about inspiring discussion as it is about potentially triggering a sale. HB 332, introduced by Rep. Jesse Sumner (R-Wasilla), calls for the state’s governor to request proposals for purchase of the railroad and related assets
Trains.comApr 08 2024
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Alaska House passes bill to allow direct health agreements
The Alaska House passed a bill Monday that would legalize subscription-based health care in Alaska. “Direct health care agreements work similarly to a gym membership,” said Rep. Kevin McCabe, a Big Lake Republican who sponsored the legislation in the House. It would allow Alaskans to pay a monthly fee in return for primary care services rather than paying per visit. Similar services are
Anchorage Daily NewsMar 23 2024
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Alaska House votes to give police warrantless emergency access to cellphone location data • Alaska Beacon
Under legislation passed Thursday by the Alaska House of Representatives, police searching for a lost hiker could obtain cell phone and satellite phone location data without a warrant. The House approved House Bill 316 by a 38-1 margin after moving it forward with unusual speed, and the Senate has referred to its state affairs committee for further discussion. The measure is modeled after
Alaska BeaconMar 24 2024
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Wilderness swept by Kenai River in Alaska
SOLDOTNA, Alaska — The Minnesota Wilderness' last weekend in Alaska this season ended with a thud, as the Kenai River Brown Bears swept them 4-1 and 5-2 in North American Hockey League play. Proctor goalie A.J. Reyelts started for the Brown Bears in their Saturday, March 23 win, making 29 saves on 31 shots, while Duluth Denfeld alum Andy Larson backed him up with a goal in the second period to
Duluth News TribuneMar 22 2024
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Federal budget bill includes money to buy a Coast Guard icebreaker to be based in Alaska • Alaska Beacon
Money to purchase an icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard to be based in Juneau is in a pending federal defense bill more than a year after similar funding was dropped at the last minute from another budget bill, members of Alaska’s congressional delegation said on Thursday. The pending Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which is part of a broader federal budget bill, includes $125 million
Alaska BeaconApr 11 2024
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Alaska sues EPA over Pebble copper and gold mine prohibitions
April 11 (Reuters) - Alaska sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday seeking to overturn an agency decision that it said effectively blocked development of one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits. The complaint filed in an Anchorage federal court challenges the EPA’s 2023 final determination that prohibited the discharge of mining waste from the so-called Pebble
ReutersApr 03 2024
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Pets of the Week – Coulee Region Humane Society: Alaska
ONALASKA, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Say hello to Alaska! This beautiful girl is 7 years old and spayed. She is up to date on her vaccinations, microchipped, and FIV/FeLV negative! Alaska is a larger-than-life lady. Literally and metaphorically! Most importantly, she can’t wait to find her loving and relaxing forever home Alaska is a great companion kitty once she meets her favorite people but she
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