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At a joint meeting between the Anchorage Assembly and school board, officials with the mayor's office could not commit to providing the maximum level of funding to the district.
There's plenty to do in and around Anchorage this weekend, from live music and festivals to Museum After Dark and the 3 Barons Renaissance Fair.
The Anchorage mayor’s office introduced a plan to funnel an additional $3.5 million toward snow removal and winter road maintenance next winter.
Alaska dropped seven places to rank 47th in the nation in overall child well-being. Advocates say the decline is troubling and reflects years of declining investment in children and families. Via @alaskabeacon.com
A bill that would give the Alaska LNG megaproject a major tax break to support its construction is being moved to the House floor for consideration. The legislation still has a long way to go.
A patchwork of lingering mining claims and private landholdings has been cleared away and land stretching 14 miles along the salmon-rich Nome River is now in the hands of the Sitnasuak Native Corp., which has pledged to protect it. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
The mother of a 2-year-old Anchorage girl who died from malnutrition in 2017 was sentenced to three years in prison. The toddler died after being fed a largely milk-based diet, according to prosecutors.
Three medium icebreakers are expected to arrive in Alaska for use starting in 2028 with the goal of homeporting two in Kodiak and a third in Seward “when the infrastructure is ready,” the Coast Guard said Thursday. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
The Anchorage Assembly plans to hold a public hearing next month before finalizing work on a body meant to provide more civilian oversight of the Anchorage Police Department and the municipality’s public safety entities.
Dan J. Sullivan from Petersburg, the challenger to the U.S. senator of the same name, told Alaska’s lieutenant governor that the state cannot legally keep him off the ballot.
School district administrators say there is an “urgent need” to know revenues to plan for its budget.
Alaska’s ranking dropped seven places, with the steepest decline in education, where the state ranked 49th out of 50 states.
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If the bill — which has support from project developer Glenfarne and Gov. Dunleavy — passes the House, it would then head to the Senate, where lawmakers have generally been more resistant to a steep t...
The three icebreakers are expected to be delivered starting in 2028, but it’s unknown exactly when the necessary housing and on-shore infrastructure will be completed to host the vessels permanently.
The state has no “credible” reason to question his candidacy, Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg said in response to Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom’s investigation into allegations that he’s deceiving voters.
