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After backlash, state school board allows public comment on regulation change
The change is meant to help the state meet a federal funding requirement, but school officials and lawmakers say the measure ...
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National Guard to hold multi-day emergency response training in Juneau
The exercise is called Operation ORCA. Capt. Kyle Rehberg with the National Guard said it’s meant to prepare Alaska cities to ...
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Islanders greet F-16 pilots with crab, kindness after emergency landing
Two U.S. Air Force pilots stationed in South Korea received a warm welcome after their F-16 fighter jets made an emergency ...
Rare June Winter Storm to Hit Alaska with up to 13 Inches of Snow
June marks the thaw and breakup season for most of Alaska. Though unusual, June snowfall is not unprecedented in the Brooks ...
After outrage and legal threats, Alaska education board pauses new limits on local funding for public schools
The Alaska State Board of Education on Wednesday voted to pause controversial emergency regulations that were set to limit local funding for public schools. Tens of millions of dollars in school ...
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Murkowski: Pushing health care, disaster costs to states would spell trouble for Alaska
On the eve of Beerfest in Haines, Murkowski sat down with local reporters to talk about everything from Medicaid and federal ...