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Alaska News Roundup for September 2
ConocoPhillips has announced that they are going to cut around 10% of their Alaska workforce. While this number is sure to send shivers down many a spine, it is important to remember that roughly 25%...
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Alaska News Roundup for September 3
There is something very special about this picture by Andrew Harnik if several of my little birds have emailed it to me with their own individual take. “The symbolism of man’s effect on the planet is...
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Alaska News Roundup for September 8
Bishop’s Beach was once again the star of the evening at the last Homer City Council meeting where dozens of residents gave testimony on the restricting access issue. The Homer Tribune has a juicy...
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Alaska News Roundup for September 9
Rep. Mike Chenault (R-Nikiski), Sen. Kevin Meyer (R-Anchorage), Sen. Anna MacKinnon (R-Eagle River), Rep. Mark Neuman (R-Big Lake), and Rep. Steve Thompson (R-Fairbanks) think there are simply too...
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Alaska News Roundup for August 15
Campaign contributions just got a whole lot easier thanks to a joint venture between Twitter and Square, per Wired. So, how do 2016 candidates get in on some of this hot 21st century style...
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Alaska News Roundup for September 16
Today is THE DAY for oral arguments between the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the state over the constitutionality of municipalities being forced to pay toward their local public schools’ costs....
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Alaska News Roundup for September 24
The ire over Sen. Lesil McGuire’s (R-Anchorage) $6,500 Seattle Conference hotel bills is growing to such an extent that the former Lt. Governor candidate has revoked her staff’s ability to sign the...
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Alaska News Roundup for September 28
In news that has stunned Alaskan political wonks, popular and beloved Northwest Arctic Borough Mayor Reggie Joule (and former legislator) has dropped out of his re-election race citing political...
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News Roundup for October 2
The vibrant Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly candidates for District 1 did not disappoint one of my little birds. Apparently Robin Davis was the most polished of the group by being able to quote...
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Alaska News Roundup for December 1
This week on Capital Hill, Congress is going to be scrambling to avoid another government shutdown (and increase the ire of their constituents) while tackling the highway funding and even throwing in...
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Alaska News Roundup for December 16
The Taj McHawker is increasingly becoming a political “hot potato” (Rep. Lance Pruitt‘s (R-Anchorage) words) and with reelections just around the corner…it comes as no surprise to many that APRN is...
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Alaska News Roundup for January 13
Some of Newtok’s village leaders have refused to leave their offices after losing a power dispute, but US District Judge Ralph Beistline has authorized the AK State Troopers to forcefully remove the...
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Alaska News Roundup for January 14
Rep. Bob Lynn (R-Anchorage) has filed a bill that would prohibit imprisoned couples from getting married while both partners are incarcerated. This extends to both same and heterosexual couples. My...
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