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As climate warms, state braces for invading parasites

“Things are changing really rapidly in Alaska.”

From ‘witch hunt’ to ‘yippee-ki-yay’: Lawmakers confirm Dunleavy appointees after debates

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From ‘witch hunt’ to ‘yippee-ki-yay’: Lawmakers confirm Dunleavy appointees after debates

A couple votes in particular were heated.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Support or oppose? A statewide poll shows what some Alaskans think about Dunleavy’s budget

Most respondents were from Anchorage or the Mat-Su Valley.

The Alaska Marine Highway ferry LeConte pulls into Auke Bay in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Senators propose way for ferries to run this winter

There’s still a long time left in the budget process.

Audience members stand to show their support of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District during the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday, April 16 at Seward High School in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly approves additional district funding

The assembly approved a resolution to increase the district’s FY19 budget by $2,423,955

Protesters stand in the Homer High School Commons at the end of a rally held by Cook Inletkeeper at the same time as a April 11, 2019 public hearing hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers to take comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine, held at the high school in Homer, Alaska. The protesters marched from their rally outside the school into the commons with the intention of marching into the hearing. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Homer community weighs in on Draft EIS for Pebble Mine

Dozens of people filed into the stands in the Alice Witte Gymnasium to give their comments

Katie Schwartz (right) trades lines with Jaron Swanson during rehearsal for “Rosie” Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Rosie’ makes debut at SoHi

The story follows Rosie as she looks for work in the American World War II efforts.

Bicyclists participate in a Full Moon Bike Ride in Soldotna, Alaska on July 27, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Jenn Tabor/BiKS)

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Biking in the spotlight

Biking advocacy group looks to make Kenai and Soldotna even more bike-friendly

Amanda Price, Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, center, is surrounded by Department of Public Safety officials during a press conference on her confirmation to the position at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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On eve of vote, public safety commissioner pick tries to win over lawmakers

She said reports of her past have been “incredibly distorted.”

Abbe Hensley, of Best Beginnings, shows off her phone case during a hearing for SB 6 in front of the Senate Education Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The bill is to provide money for prekindergarten education. The case reads: Alaskans for Early Education. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Pre-K funding bill gives them something to talk about

More pre-K for AK?

Kenai man accused of making unauthorized bank transfers

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Kenai man accused of making unauthorized bank transfers

Diamond Dance Project, a local dance studio, performed an original dance concert “Taiko” inspired by their recent dance trip to Japan at the Soldotna High School auditorium, March 24, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Crystal Soyangco/Diamond Dance Project)

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Diamond Dance project inspired by trip to Japan

Dubbed “Taiko,” the concert debuted March 24 and may return with an encore show.

Spruce trees that were placed along the Kenai River for revetment several years ago are seen here in Kenai, Alaska on April 12, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Turning fire hazards into fish habitats

Spruce for Salmon provided black spruce trees to property owners to place along riverbanks.

Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van

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Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van

Joseph Chandler Jr. is being held in the Monday shootings

Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, speaks about his bill to allow residents to donate their Permanent Fund Dividend back to the state’s general fund during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Monday. Anne Weske, Director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, right, also spoke to the committee. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

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There could be a new, quick way to send PFD money to government coffers

People could decide to keep or donate money.

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Biennial science symposium this Thursday

The Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Partnership began in 2010 and hosts the symposium every two years.

Believers in the power of music

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Believers in the power of music

Artists to perform music created by man diagnosed with ALS

State and Wildlife Troopers participate in tactical training at the Palmer PD Range in Palmer, Alaska on Monday, April 1, 2019 as part of a week-long training on sexual assault and domestic violence. (Photo courtesy of Megan Peters/Department of Public Safety)

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State Troopers from rural communities participate in advanced weeklong training

Troopers were taught strategies for interviewing survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Kenai man charged with vehicle theft, burglary, and forgery

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Kenai man charged with vehicle theft, burglary, and forgery

Troopers received a call about a possible burglary and vehicle theft at a residence in Nikiski

Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, works a calculator as he and Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, listen to public testimony on the state budget in the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Friday, April 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Senate not shying away from PFD debate

They dive into the process next week.