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Top lawmakers don’t see support for Dunleavy tax shift

JUNEAU — Alaska legislative leaders signaled concern on Friday with two provisions of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget that…

Three Peaks Supper Club will host dinner parties in community homes on the central peninsula. (Photo provided by Joe Spady/Three Peaks Supper Club)

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Community supper club shares love of food

Three Peaks Supper Club aims to bring local chefs and cooks into the community

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Alaska mayor vetoes LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections

FAIRBANKS (AP) — The mayor of Alaska’s second-largest city vetoed a new local law Friday that gave sweeping…

Defending champion Joar Lefseth Ulsom runs his team down Fourth Ave during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

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Big crowds cheer kick off of Alaska’s famed Iditarod race

ANCHORAGE — Big crowds converged on Alaska’s largest city Saturday as hundreds of dogs and their humans kicked…

Laura Stats of Juneau testifies against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s payback dividend bills, Senate Bills 23 and 24, during a Senate State Affairs Committee meeting, Thursday night. Stats said these bills would cause “chaos” in Alaska, because of the services that must be cut to fund these Senate Bills. (Kevin Baird ι Juneau Empire).

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Alaskans weigh-in on ‘super-sized’ PFD

Most would prefer to fund education, other services

Initiative would move Legislature’s meetings to Anchorage

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Initiative would move Legislature’s meetings to Anchorage

Anchorage group working toward a ballot initiative

House Majority: Tax increase off the table, Foster questions cuts

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House Majority: Tax increase off the table, Foster questions cuts

Edgmon asked caucus to “share the pain.”

Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, speaks during a rally of state union workers in front of the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Senate Democrats express disapproval over Dunleavy’s budget

‘You can’t break the economy in one portion of the state and expect everybody else to be OK.’

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, delivers her annual speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Murkowski, 3 other senators push resolution to halt Trump’s border emergency

The proposal is identical to the one-sentence measure the Democratic-controlled House approved.

The Fritz Creek General Store, shown here on Feb. 26, 2019 is located on East End Road near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Fritz Creek General Store told resident cat violates code

Alaska Department of Environmental Control food safety program received complaint

Legality of city giving money to faith-based addiction treatment program questioned

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Legality of city giving money to faith-based addiction treatment program questioned

After lengthy debate, the Homer City Council seems to have settled on an agreement for how to help…

The LeeShore Center provides transitional housing services for homeless victims of domestic violence and sexual assault on the Kenai Peninsula (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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LeeShore Center looks forward to spring fundraiser, Green Dot program

A peninsula shelter for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault could see financial impacts from the budget…

Dr. Kristin Mitchell presenting to students at Kaliedoscope School of Arts and Sciences. (Photos courtesy of Debbie Boyle/Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Sciences)

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Kaleidoscope School flag hitches ride to Antarctica

The flag was created in September as part of the school’s Lens Time

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Senator hopes for agreement to fund ferries through mid-2020

JUNEAU — A co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday he wants to reach a budget agreement…

President Donald Trump speaks to service members at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Thursday, in Anchorage, during a refueling stop as he returns from Hanoi. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump makes stop, speech at Alaska military base

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — President Donald Trump showered praised on troops and touted the opening of the Arctic…

Unions rally outside Capitol, protest job cuts

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Unions rally outside Capitol, protest job cuts

“2-4-6-8, We need to save our state.”

Packages move along a conveyor belt at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on June 7. (Bloomberg/Photo by Bess Adler)

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Kenai estimates 6-figure Amazon revenues

Earlier this month, Amazon filed to start collecting and paying sales taxes

Getting ready for disaster

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Getting ready for disaster

Community Resilience Fair will offer skills training and resources for emergency preparedness

Cinderella’s Closet seeking formal wear donations

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Cinderella’s Closet seeking formal wear donations

The program has provided formal wear to more than 850 people in the last 11 years

A sign along the Kenai Spur Highway warns drivers of damage ahead, as seen on Feb. 26, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Damaged section of Kenai Spur Highway to remain unpaved for now

Repairs won’t happen until spring