Eric Stone
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Alaska Public Media
Dunleavy has pushed lawmakers to expand charter schools and homeschool. But after lawmakers overrode his vetoes this year, Dunleavy says he's prioritizing other issues.
Amy Bushatz
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Mat-Su Sentinel
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The FBI reports Alaskans lost over $26.2 million to internet-based scams in 2024, with $1.3 million of those losses due to government impersonation scams. -
The latest estimate for the herd is 121,000, a steep drop from 2023 and the lowest number in almost 50 years. -
The Dec. 29 deadline for Alaska Native veterans to apply for their Native allotments is fast approaching. About 2000 veterans are eligible, but only about 25% have filed claims. -
Over $3 million in housing assistance has been committed to reimbursing the state for supporting people who evacuated their homes after Typhoon Halong. -
Hiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%. -
The Mat-Su and Anchorage saw gusts higher than 70 miles per hour at times, though no major damage was reported. -
Ryan McDonough, 46, was a cardiologist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center until the hospital fired him. He resigned from the state Medical Board in November. -
Between June 2020 and January 2021, the age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people was 5.5 times higher than that of white people, the report says. -
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