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'Alaska has become too federally dependent,' Congressman Begich III tells state Legislature
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of President Trump’s broad ...
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‘Alaska has become too federally dependent,’ Congressman Begich tells state Legislature
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of Trump’s broad efforts to ...
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Education bill inches toward House vote amid negotiations and questions over funding
A House bill that would substantially boost school funding has cleared two committees and could be headed for a final vote, ...
Alaska House majority slows fast-moving school funding boost for further negotiations
The Alaska House majority on Friday chose to slow down a major school funding boost its members had previously expedited ...
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Measure would allow cities to adopt local-option sales tax
Montana towns and cities could have the option of a local, tourism-economy-based sales tax if a bill in the Legislature can ...
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Alaska House majority’s major school funding boost stalls with a Fairbanks legislator’s absence
A working group of legislators and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s staff is set to meet again Tuesday to try to reach an education deal.
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Proposed Juneau School District budget assumes $400 increase to per-student state funding
The Juneau School District Board of Education began formal discussions on next school year’s budget Thursday. The budget is ...
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Alaska House advances school funding bill over Republican objections
Bipartisan House majority members say a big school funding boost is urgently needed, with the state’s education system in ...
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Begich address to Alaska Legislature focuses on building strong economy
With an eye toward furthering Alaska’s economic interests, Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, addressed the Alaska Legislature for ...
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Alaska Marine Highway System continues to struggle with staffing, officials say
When it comes to engineers and deck officers, the ferry system's marine director said the situation is getting worse, not ...
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending Feb. 22
Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire ...
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‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’; Begich takes heat at 1st virtual constituent forum
The 50-minute virtual town hall was the first public constituent forum held by Begich — an enthusiastic Trump supporter — ...