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网页5 天之前 · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
Alaska’s U.S. House candidates face each other three times in three ...
网页1 天前 · Because the Alaska Federation of Natives canceled its U.S. House forum, Alaska’s two main U.S. House candidates are scheduled to participate in only five face-to-face meetings during the general election. One has already taken place. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Begich, Howe and Peltola are scheduled to participate in the Kodiak Chamber of …
Anchorage legislator submitted resignation to get state job, then ...
网页1 天前 · Rep. Tom McKay, R-Anchorage, speaks Wednesday, May 15, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Anchorage Republican Rep. Tom McKay submitted a letter of resignation Friday, a step toward taking a job with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, then reversed himself after being ...
In Alaska’s local elections, a cruise ship limit fails, races are close ...
网页6 天之前 · Voters in Alaska’s capital city have rejected a resident-written ballot proposition that would have banned large cruise ships on Saturdays and the Fourth of July.. Tuesday was municipal election day for most of Alaska’s cities and boroughs, and in preliminary results in Juneau, about 60% of participating voters sided against the …
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网页6 天之前 · BY: Yereth Rosen - October 3, 2024. Alaska had a record number of drug-overdose deaths in 2023, with a total that was 44.5% higher than in 2022, the state Department of Health said in a report issued this week. The 2023 drug-overdose toll was 357, a number determined through the department’s data …
After Alaska’s primary election, here’s how the state’s legislative ...
网页2024年9月6日 · With 60 days to go before Election Day, the results of the state’s primary election have given Alaskans an early look at who could control the state House and Senate in January. Control of the House and Senate means control of the legislative agenda. If Republicans control both the House and ...
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
网页May 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
Living costs, housing, energy and ‘Moosemas’ are among U.S.
网页2024年8月6日 · Election 2024; Living costs, housing, energy and ‘Moosemas’ are among U.S. House candidates’ biggest targets In the Alaska Beacon candidate questionnaire, 10 of 12 House candidates share what they see as Alaska’s largest need
EPA threatens to step in if Alaska does not update its water …
网页2024年6月7日 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is prodding the state of Alaska over its failure to update water pollution rules. On Thursday, the EPA issued a formal determination that the state should update pollution limits that are based in part on the amount of fish consumed by state residents.. Under federal law, those limits are supposed to be reviewed every three years, but Alaska hasn’t ...
By wide, bipartisan margin, Alaska House puts finishing touches on ...
网页2024年5月8日 · The Alaska House of Representatives approved a major increase to state spending on school repairs and renewable energy on Tuesday as it voted 39-1 to approve a $552 million capital budget.. The capital budget, which pays for construction and renovation projects statewide, exceeds $4 billion if federal funding is included.