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Dr. Anne Zink, the chief medical officer for the state of Alaska, addresses reporters at a news conference Monday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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State to give daily updates on COVID-19

Updates will be presented through press conferences and through a website accessible to the public.

Alaska state Sen. Gary Stevens, right, listens during a Legislative Council meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. Stevens on Tuesday announced a subcommittee of lawmakers will work on contingency planning for the Legislature surrounding the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Double whammy: New virus, oil volatility

Restrictions also have been ordered on state employee and legislative travel.

Initiative would bring ranked-choice voting, other changes to Alaska

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Initiative would bring ranked-choice voting, other changes to Alaska

Better or more confusing?

Dave Stieren, community outreach director for Gov. Mike Dunleavy, holds his phone up to the microphone as Dunleavy gives a remote speech to the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Governor gives chambers virus update

Dunleavy canceled peninsula appearances, spoke to chambers via cell.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy addresses reporters at a news conference Monday, March 9, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. State officials said 23 people have been tested for the new coronavirus with no positive results. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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A Q&A with the governor

Dunleavy talks state budget, fiscal future and oil prices

(File photo)

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District gets new clean-burning buses

The district will have to destroy the old buses.

Resource development made Alaska: An interview with Senate President Cathy Giessel

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Resource development made Alaska: An interview with Senate President Cathy Giessel

She saw Alaska to grow.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives a presentation about his proposed budget at the Cannery Lodge in Kenai, Alaska, on March 25, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dunleavy headed to the Kenai

The governor will host a series of town halls regarding Alaska’s fiscal future.

Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, speaks to constituents during a town hall at the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers in Soldotna, Alaska on Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Micciche releases results of annual survey

Locals weigh in on budget, taxes and state spending

Four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Lance Mackey is shown before the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. The real race starts March 8 about 50 miles north of Anchorage, with the winner expected in the Bering Sea coastal town of Nome about 10 or 11 days later. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Iditarod kicks off

Race seeks relevance as grueling trek across Alaska starts

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Schools briefs for the week of March 8, 2020

What’s happening this week

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion Wildwood Correctional Officer Amy Fisher listens as the Nikiski Fire Department honors the first responders who played a part in saving her life last October during the Nikiski Fire Department’s 2019 Award Ceremony at the Nikiski Senior Center on Feb. 28. Wildwood Correctional Officer Amy Fisher listens as the Nikiski Fire Department honors the individuals who played a part in saving her life last October during the Nikiski Fire Department’s 2019 Award Ceremony in the Nikiski Senior Center on Feb. 28, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Emergency responders honored for lifesaving efforts

‘That’s when I died’

Masks, gloves, and other protective supplies are displayed during a visit of Vice President Mike Pence, Thursday, March 5, 2020 to Camp Murray in Washington state. Pence was in Washington to discuss the state’s efforts to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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School district bans out-of-state travel

The district also launched a webpage to inform families and the community about COVID-19.

The Alaska SeaLife Center’s newest addition, a male otter pup, is seen here in this undated photo. (Courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center)

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SeaLife Center featured on NatGeo show

Seward’s Alaska SeaLife Center monitors the state’s 6,640 miles of coastline.

Alaska Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the Alaska House floor on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. The House voted Thursday to remove Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, from committee positions after House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt indicated frustrations with Eastman within the GOP caucus. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Wasilla lawmaker loses his House roles

He will be replaced on the House Judiciary Committee by Rep. Sarah Vance.

House bill would drastically reduce PFD

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House bill would drastically reduce PFD

20% of ERA draw for PFDs.

Ninilchik Fire Chief David Bear moves the fire truck out of the new Ninilchik Emergency Services building on Aug. 9, 2014, to make room for visitors to the open house of the new NES building. (Homer News file photo)

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Public hearing on emergency services area for Ninilchik on deck

The borough is hosting the public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday at the Kenai Peninsula Fair Grounds.

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai looking to boost revenue, spur investment

The conversation started with a discussion on the city’s budget.

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State prepares for changes in food stamps program

About 5,000 Alaskans could lose food stamp benefits under new rules set to take effect April 1.

Alaska’s chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink, speaks to legislators during a briefing on the state’s preparations for the new coronavirus on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. Alaska health Commissioner Adam Crum and Zink, briefed state legislators Wednesday on preparations. Zink urged calm and kindness and encouraged people to get flu shots, to help keep the state’s limited capacity health care system from being overwhelmed. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Alaska raises preparedness level around new coronavirus

Tests for COVID-19 in Alaska currently are being prioritized for people considered at higher risk.