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Peter Segall | Juneau Empire From left: House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, and House Finance Committee co-chairs Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, and Rep. Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, meet with reporters following a vote of the budget on Tuesday.

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House sends a budget bill to Senate, without a PFD

PFD fight is still ahead.

Damage in a corner on the inside of the middle and high school building of Kachemak Selo School Nov. 12, 2019, in Kachemak Selo, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board asks to add bond to ballot

The $30 million bond package would fund capital projects in school buildings across the district.

In this March 15, 2009, Jeff King leaves the Kaltag, Alaska, checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Emergency surgery has sidelined the four-time race winner days before he was set to compete in his 30th race. King withdrew Tuesday, March 3, 2020, over concerns for his health, a spokeswoman for the Iditarod told The Associated Press. The race will start Sunday north of Anchorage. (AP Photo/Al Grillo,File)

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4-time Iditarod champ sidelined

Jeff King withdrew Tuesday over concerns for his health.

Michael Dinneen / Associated Press 2018 champion Joar Lefseth Ulsom runs his team down Fourth Ave during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage on March 2, 2019. Alaska Airlines announced Monday that it will drop its sponsorship of the event.

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Alaska Airlines drops sponsorship of Iditarod

Alaska Airlines spokesman said in an email that “PETA did not play a role in our decision.”

Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink addresses the state’s coronavirus preparedness at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska Monday, March 2, 2020. Health officials said there are no known cases of the virus in Alaska but they are prepared in case an outbreak occurs in the nation’s largest state. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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State, local officials prepare for virus

Official: It’s “highly likely” Alaska will see its first case soon.

In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 photo, Stephan Patterson poses for a photo in Anchorage, Alaska. Patterson and other U.S. Census takers are reporting problems when conducting first-in-the-nation counts in rural parts of Alaska, including lack of communication about assignments, frustration with a smartphone app for filing time sheets and disappointment when they find out they are not being reimbursed for purchasing cold-weather gear. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Census hiccups in Alaska may offer preview for rest of US

Starting in May, hundreds of thousands of census takers will be sent to homes nationwide.

Dr. Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Johnsen gives optimistic State of the University address

“It wasn’t the best deal ever, but it was a lifesaver.”

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Schools briefs for the week of March 1-7

What’s happening this week

The Alaska Marine Highway ferry Malaspina heads up Lynn Canal towards Haines and Skagway from Juneau in 2008. (Juneau Empire File)

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Ferry reshaping group has first meeting

First meeting was brief.

Photo courtesy of Christina Whiting Tins with blue ribbons were placed on Feb. 26, 2020, around Homer, Alaska, for people to wear as part of an awareness campaign for a missing Homer woman, Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, missing since Oct. 17, 2019.

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Blue ribbons put out for missing Homer woman

Anesha “Duffy” Murnane has been missing since Oct. 17.

New report shows felony sex offenses on the rise in Alaska

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New report shows felony sex offenses on the rise in Alaska

The report indicates an increase in number of incidents and victims from 2017 to 2018.

The Tatsuda’s IGA building in Ketchikan, Alaska was condemned Feb. 27, 2020 after it was struck early Thursday morning by a rockslide. The main portion of the slide hit the northeast corner of the building which collapsed part of the roof and ruptured a water main causing extensive damage to both the interior and exterior. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

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Landslide demolishes Ketchikan grocery store; no one injured

“Trees, rocks, overburden came down, went right in the store.”

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meets on Tuesdays inside in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula

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Assembly modifies residency rules for candidates

The ordinance also provides clarification on what the borough can do if residency is challenged.

Soldotna’s Megan Youngren competes in the California International Marathon in Sacramento on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo provided by Megan Youngren)

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Soldotna’s Youngren set for U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

A race that Soldotna’s Megan Youngren, 28, once described as a victory lap now is being viewed as…

House passes supplemental budget, after several disruptions

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House passes supplemental budget, after several disruptions

After disruption, bill sailed through.

Riley Little, left, and Jessica Hyatt, right, give a presentation on Guardian Flight Alaska to the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Little is the Membership Sales Manager and Hyatt is the Business Development Specialist for Guardian Flight Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Private medevac company stations new hangar on peninsula

Guardian Flight Alaska offers medevac and air ambulance services.

Tammie Willis, a Soldotna activist, shares her story with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly at their Tuesday meeting on Feb. 25, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hate crime resolution discussion gets heated

Resolution in support of state House Bill 198 passes 5-4 at Tuesday’s assembly meeting.

Bryan Schroder, center, U.S. attorney for Alaska, speaks at a press conference announcing the seizure of 82 illegally possessed guns in Anchorage and surrounding communities on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. U.S Marshal Rob Heun, left, and Darek Pleasants of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, right, look on. The investigation resulted in federal charges against 16 people for firearm or drug trafficking counts. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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Guns, drugs seized in Alaska multi-agency investigation

About one-third of the seized guns had been stolen.

Fair Share Act interests, riles up lawmakers

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Fair Share Act interests, riles up lawmakers

It’s about balance.

Starting on a journey through recovery

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Starting on a journey through recovery

Nonprofit visits Kenai to discuss strategies for tackling addiction.