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Alaska Public Media
A new provision added to bill that would return Alaska government employees to a pension system has some local governments concerned they won't be able to afford the cost.
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Park led challenger Dave Donley by 26 votes after an automatic recount Friday. -
A recent report finds fatalities are influenced by both behavior and environment. -
Hundreds of people from Western Alaska spent the winter in hotel rooms around the city. -
Veronica Lambertsen defended conspiracy theories around the Holocaust, blood-harvesting from children and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. -
Senate Bill 21 would develop a retirement program called the Alaska Work and Save Program for employees who are not offered a retirement plan by their employer. -
A new program prioritizes preventative healthcare for Alaskans to cut costs. -
Civil rights groups, in a lawsuit in state court, say an agreement allowing the Justice Department to access confidential voter data and flag ineligible voters violates the Alaska Constitution. -
The Senate Finance Committee’s version is $450 million smaller than the version that passed the House, in part because of a more conservative assumption about oil prices. -
Amid tight state and local funding, the Anchorage School District is eliminating 500 positions and moving teachers. -
The PAC is reserving $2.4 million in TV and digital ads in Alaska, suggesting they think they have a shot at unseating Rep. Begich. The equivalent GOP group is looking elsewhere.
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