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Alaska Schools Got a One-Time Funding Boost. It Came Too Late for Many Teachers
Laurie Duncan got her pink slip at the end of April, after her second year teaching first grade at Xóots Elementary in Sitka. She got the news during her prep period. She was three months pregnant. Nearly 20% of the teachers in Sitka were laid off this spring due to financial uncertainty. That included all […]
Two Alaska state troopers charged with assault after violently arresting wrong person
Two Alaska State Troopers have been charged with misdemeanor assault after using pepper spray, a taser and a canine while arresting a man on a warrant that had been issued for a different person, authorities announced Thursday.
Two additional flags can be flown at public buildings in Alaska, according to new law
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A bill signed into law by Governor Mike Dunleavy has established two new state symbols for Alaska. On Tuesday, the governor added his signature to Senate Bill 174, which passed both the State House and Senate unanimously. The bill allows two additional flags to be displayed at public buildings. The two flags are known as “Honor and Remember” and “Honor and Sacrifice.” “Honor and Remember” pays tribute to those who died in service in the armed forces.
Alaska elections officials plan to debut new ballot-tracking system with Aug. 20 primary
The Alaska Division of Elections is using a new tool this year in an attempt to avoid the kinds of ballot-counting problems that have occurred during previous elections. Enclosed in the bright red and green paperwork bags sent to every remote polling station is a small, black tracking device that will allow workers to trace […]
Federal appeals court ruling eliminates — for now — legal threat facing Southeast Alaska fishers
A three-judge panel at 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower-court decision that could have temporarily halted troll fishing for salmon in Southeast Alaska. The appellate court decision, announced Friday, clears the way for the region’s troll fishery to continue. It had been threatened by a lawsuit from the Washington-based Wild Fish […]
For this local food stand, the Alaska State Fair is a whole lot of work and a massive opportunity
Buffy Meyer combined cheese in a large stand mixer in a food truck at the fairgrounds in Palmer. The blend will be stuffed into umiak, or, what Meyer calls an “Alaskan jalapeno popper.”. “It’s half a jalapeno blanched, stuffed with the three cheese blend, wrapped with a thin filet...
HEA Agreement With Solstice Energy Paves The Way Construction Of The largest Solar Project In Alaska
Alaska is taking another step toward more renewable energy in the coming years after the largest solar farm in the state was greenlit for construction on the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. The project, a collaboration between Homer Electric Association and Solstice Energy, LLC, aims to build a 300-acre solar farm in Nikiski.
One size of municipal government doesn’t fit all in Alaska
When I think of local governments in Alaska, I’m often reminded of just how different they are. There’s no easy way to say that one decision or another will impact all cities and boroughs equally as they’ll experience policy and budget decisions on a very individual basis. Size is a pretty important factor, both in […]
Brenda Josephson: Dunleavy signs property tax assessment reform into law
This week saw the fruition of a grassroots effort to improve Alaska’s property tax assessment process by establishing guardrails to protect the public from bad actors from abusing property owners at the local level. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed SB179, an act relating to municipal property tax, into law on Monday.
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