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USDA penalizes Alaska $12 million for overpaying food stamp benefits
Alaska’s Department of Health owes the federal government $11.9 million because it overpaid food stamp benefits last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has informed the state. In a Friday letter to Department of Health Commissioner Heidi Hedberg, USDA Acting Under Secretary Kumar Chandran said the state’s payment error rate has been too high for […] The post USDA penalizes Alaska $12 million for overpaying food stamp benefits appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Dunleavy signs bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Alaska
On Thursday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill to make Juneteenth a legal holiday in the state. “Juneteenth is a day to celebrate a milestone in our country’s history as it has become a more perfect union,” said Dunleavy in a written statement on Facebook. Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson sponsored the legislation, Senate Bill 22. “Like […] The post Dunleavy signs bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Alaska appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Elliott Highway closed as the number of wildfires burning in Alaska grows
About 140 active wildfires, many in the Eastern Interior, are burning up acreage and sending smoke across the region — with one burning across and closing the Elliott Highway north of Fairbanks. Among about 10 wildfires being fought statewide, the highest priority is the Globe Fire along the highway...
AROUND ALASKA: Disaster Declaration, Rescue Training, and 'Wayne's' World!
State money could soon be on the way to the community of Stebbins after a devastating school fire. Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared a disaster emergency, clearing the way for the state to help pay for the emergency response and recovery efforts in Stebbins. The Stebbins School, and up to nine other buildings were destroyed in a fire that’s believed to have started in the school’s boiler room.
191 student-athletes earn 2024 NFCA High School Spring All-Region honors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Friday afternoon that 191 student-athletes from 108 programs have received 2024 NFCA High School Spring All-Region accolades. The awards honor softball student-athletes from eight (Regions III through X) of the Association’s 10 regions with first- and second-team selections. Three...
Supreme Court rules in favor of local homeless encampment laws and overturns the vast regulatory authority of feds in ‘Chevron doctrine’ decision
Two major Supreme Court decisions were issued on Friday morning that impact Alaska. In the first, the court ruled that the city of Grant Pass, Oregon (and others) can enforce a ban on public squatting on city properties, and that such bans do not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Storm sets record for the farthest north a severe thunderstorm warning has ever been issued in US
Thunderstorms lit up the skies with lightning in Alaska on Thursday, causing warnings to be issued in an area that hadn't seen them before. Severe thunderstorms moved through the Cape Krusenstern National Monument, 500 miles northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, Thursday morning with lightning, high winds, small hail and a shelf cloud worthy of a storm in the Plains.
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