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Homer chamber board head enters race for state House
Michael Daniel, a Republican, is challenging Alaska House Rep. Sarah Vance.
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Alaska’s adjusted school spending trails national average, UAA researchers say
Funding for K-12 education is expected to be a top issue in the upcoming legislative session
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Inletkeeper turns focus to energy for next community climate solution
The meeting marked the official kickoff of Cook Inletkeeper’s fourth installment in its local solution series
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Ruffridge predicts school funding, energy security will be top issues in Juneau next session
Ruffridge has represented District 7, which includes Kenai and Soldotna, in the Alaska House of Representatives since January
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Woman arrested after allegedly shooting neighbor’s house
The woman had been trying to break up a dog fight, troopers said
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New school board group will study 4-day school week
The group will meet regularly until next July, when committee members will present their findings to the full…
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Explanation of how KPBSD organizes funds caps ‘Budget 101’ series
Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes delivered the presentation to school board members during a Monday work session
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School funding, accountability dominate school board work session with lawmakers
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, Rep. Ben Carpenter and Rep. Justin Ruffridge joined the board for a work session in…
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Kenai accepting bids on bluff stabilization project
The announcement means that contractors can start submitting their proposals for how they’d complete the work and how…
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DOT identifies roads included in brine reduction plan
The department said its goal is to reduce brine use overall in the region by 40%
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Off the Shelf: Inhabited by winter
Juneau writer spins haunting tales of Alaska’s darkest season in 1998 short story collection
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Borough spent almost $78k responding to flood events during disaster declaration
Most of the funds were spend in the northwest area of Kalifornsky Beach Road
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School board finance group reviews expenditures ahead of upcoming budget cycle
As the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District prepares to grapple with another $13 million deficit for the upcoming…
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Seward council backs pursuit of funds by clinic for new facility
Members of the Seward City Council on Monday backed efforts by the Seward Community Health Center’s efforts to…
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Borough gets $243k for emergency management work
The program is offered by the Federal Emergency Management Area in order to help states and other emergency…
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Soldotna to repair failed wastewater pipe
The pipe to be repaired discharges treated effluent into the Kenai River
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Bjorkman talks energy security, school funding at Nikiski town hall
A large portion of the discussion during Monday’s town hall focused on the pending shortage of natural gas…
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Soldotna finalizing waterfront redevelopment design plan
The project would redevelop 85 acres of land between the Sterling Highway and the Kenai River