Hundreds of people from Western Alaska spent the winter in hotel rooms around the city.
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A recent report finds fatalities are influenced by both behavior and environment.
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Rainey Spurlock, who hails from Palmer, has worked as a child actor and produces music under the name Rainey Laine. She's also set to deliver UAA's undergraduate commencement speech.
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Veronica Lambertsen defended conspiracy theories around the Holocaust, blood-harvesting from children and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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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.
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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.
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Amid tight state and local funding, the Anchorage School District is eliminating 500 positions and moving teachers.
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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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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s own guidelines advise that pregnant women shouldn’t be confined in immigration detention except in narrow circumstances.
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The sale is mandated in federal law but also reflects the Trump administration's commitment to promoting energy development in the state.
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The United States Department of Justice issued a report in December 2022 that found that Alaskan youth are institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric residential treatment facilities at higher rates and for longer periods than minors in other states.
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