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Balls of steel: Mayor Bronson is denied his library director, but shocks Assembly when he makes Sami Graham his new chief of staff

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After an hour of debate, the Anchorage Assembly voted down Sami Graham as the city librarian. But then, Mayor Dave Bronson asked for a...

Working group plan is dead, Legislature is a free-for-all on appropriation bill

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Rep. Bryce Edmgon, who chairs the House Rules Committee, has dug in his heels: He won't move anything out of his Rules Committee that...

Redistricting Board starts mulling Southeast Alaska boundaries

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On the second of a two-day meeting, the group tasked with redrawing Alaska's political boundaries discussed how to add enough people to Southeast Alaska...

More details released on shooting of trooper in Anchor Point

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Troopers have released details about the events that preceded a man shooting at an Alaska State Trooper on Aug. 23, when an Alaska State...

Zaletel adds sneak item to Assembly agenda: Mandatory masks in Muni

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Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel put a "laid on the table," which is a last-minute agenda item, into the Assembly meeting packet: It's an ordinance requesting...

Breaking: Troopers arrest man wanted for shooting trooper

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Alaska State Troopers arrested 60-year-old Anchor Point resident Bret Herrick in Anchor Point at a residence at about 8:40 am Tuesday. Herrick was...

Barbara Haney: Alaska should not have to enact an income tax to pay for government

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By BARBARA HANEY In the recent revenue discussions in Alaska, there have been attempts to popularize the notion that economists judge taxes based on distributional...

Covid vaccine added to list of shots students must have to live in UAA dorms

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Move-in weekend just ended for the University of Alaska Anchorage dorms, and there was a new item students living in university housing need to...

Fairbanks: Alaska Fire Conference canceled

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The 2021 Alaska Fire Conference in Fairbanks has been canceled due to the surge in cases of Covid-19 around the state and country, the...
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