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David Teal, Director of the Legislative Finance Division, gives his analysis of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget to the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Approving budget cuts ‘unrealistic’ without more analysis, finance director says

Dunleavy defends his proposed budget.

Jeremy Woodrow, interim executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, speaks to the House Fisheries Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Chinese tariffs challenge Alaska seafood, new markets emerge

Alaska pollock required in school lunches

Juneau Empire reporters Kevin Baird, left, and Mollie Barnes interview Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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A conversation with the governor

Gov. says businesses will come back to Alaska if budget is balanced.

The Kenai Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic is closed until further notice after the building was found to be structurally unstable, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai VA clinic closed due to structural damage

The staff was asked to evacuate last week, and appointments were canceled on Friday

Kristin Mitchell smiles for the camera at Paradise Bay, Antarctica on Jan. 12, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Mitchell)

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Local doctor returns from Antarctic journey and shares her story

Most Alaskans take the harsh winter months as an opportunity to travel to warmer climes like Hawaii or…

DHSS encourages precautionary measures during flu season

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DHSS encourages precautionary measures during flu season

April has been the peak month for the virus in Alaska

Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, speaks on the House floor. (Photo courtesy ι Brian Hild)

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House creates first ever Tribal Affairs committee

Committee will focus on partnerships between tribes and state government.

Kevin Clarkson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s choice for Attorney General, answers questions in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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AG designee says only 10 percent of his work related to controversial social issues

Clarkson says it’s not his job to support the law, it’s to enforce it.

Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin and members of her budget team takes time to explain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Budget bill language would give unprecedented power to governor’s office

Under bill, OMB Director Arduin could override Legislature’s appropriating power.

Soldotna special election absentee ballots now open

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Soldotna special election absentee ballots now open

The question will officially be put in front of voters on March 5

Sword-wielding man allegedly threatens woman in Seward

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Sword-wielding man allegedly threatens woman in Seward

Police traced a late-night 911 call to a house in Seward on Saturday, where they found a 50-year-old…

Soldotna man tracks down his own stolen vehicle

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Soldotna man tracks down his own stolen vehicle

A Soldotna man has been charged with stealing another man’s car, according to a complaint filed at the…

Central Peninsula Hospital CEO Rick Davis gives a presentation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers in Soldotna on Feb. 19, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula Hospital CEOs give updates to Borough Assembly

The CEO of Central Peninsula Hospital gave a report on the first half of the hospital’s FY 2019

Many residents voiced their support for education funding at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers where a town hall with R-Sen. Peter Micciche (Kenai/Soldotna) and R-Rep. Ben Carpenter (Nikiski) took place on Saturday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Budget, taxes discussed at crowded town hall

The event was standing room only

Dunleavy dissolves climate change action team

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Dunleavy dissolves climate change action team

The team was supposed to last until 2020.

Robb Arnold, chief purser on the Alaska Marine Highway’s Malaspina ferry, talks about the proposed cuts to the ferry system on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Unions prep to push back against proposed ferry cuts

Hundreds of Marine Highway jobs could be cut.

Tsunami Bowl challenges Alaska students

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Tsunami Bowl challenges Alaska students

The Seward Starfish competed in the 22nd annual Alaska Regional National Ocean Bowl competition, known as the Alaska…

In this Oct. 4, 2018 file photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. The fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall is heading to the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate, putting Republicans in the uncomfortable spot of deciding whether to back his declaration of a national emergency. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Murkowski says she’s likely to back Trump disapproval

“… It takes us down a road and with a precedent that if it’s allowed, that we may…

Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, in January 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Micciche calls budget plan perfect tool for engaging Alaskans

Micciche told reporters that if his constituents want a full dividend, he’ll push for that.

Sandy Kearns and two of her animal companions, Daisy and Lily, featured on Feb. 20, 2019 at Winter’s Grace Guidance Center in Soldotna. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Winter’s Grace offers alternative approach to grief counseling

“What we offer here is a therapist’s perspective on what’s going on with you personally”