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The budget now heads to the Senate, which will come up with its own draft and set the stage for final negotiations in the closing days of the legislative session in May.
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Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola announced that her campaign raised $8.9 million in the first quarter of the year, a record for any U.S. Senate campaign in Alaska. -
The Juneau School District and Juneau Education Association came to a tentative agreement last month, and union members approved the contract last week. -
Earlier this week, a USDA spokesperson applauded the drop in SNAP participation, noting the program’s rolls had fallen below 40 million for the first time since the pandemic. -
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is responsible for a huge share of intel collected by the U.S. Lawmakers and civil liberties advocates are worried it enables warrantless spying on U.S. citizens. -
Bartlett Regional Hospital has temporarily moved its emergency room entrance in preparation for the $13.5 million project. -
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Potential tours in Kodiak include meet and greets with Alutiiq dancers and artisans, an Alutiiq cooking demonstration, and an intimate conversation with an Alutiiq Elder. -
The Coast Guard says it seized more than $65,000 worth of pollock roe from an American Seafoods vessel near Dutch Harbor. The company says it was a paperwork dispute, not hidden catch. -
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Alaska on Wednesday, centers on the fur seal population on St. Paul Island, home to nursing females that rely on pollock to feed their pups. -
Last year, Congress approved $75 billion for immigration enforcement. That money has allowed ICE to operate nearly unfettered during a record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
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