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Congress is on its way to averting a government shutdown | #alaska | #politics

Congress is on its way to funding the government into the next budget year. Senate leaders from both parties are expressing confidence the legislation will easily pass after it cleared its first hurdle with 73 ‘yes’ votes in the Senate. What You Need To Know Congress is on its way to funding the government into […]

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U.S. reckons with role in Native American boarding schools | #alaska | #politics

Federal Native American boarding schools have been a largely unknown, or ignored, chapter of United States history. Many Americans have grown up not even knowing about them or learning about their history. Now the federal government is trying to change that as it revisits a dark part of the country’s history. What You Need To […]

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Exploring the history of Carlisle Indian Industrial School | #alaska | #politics

For more than a century, the federal government supported or operated hundreds of Native American boarding schools, fostering an educational system that attempted to assimilate indigenous people. The school system used militarized and identity-alteration methods, including renaming American Indian children with English names, cutting off Native American students’ hair, and discouraging American Indian, Alaska Native […]

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Democrats introduce cannabis decriminalization bill | #alaska | #politics

On Thursday, three key Democratic Senators unveiled their highly anticipated cannabis bill, a measure that would decriminalize marijuana and allow states to set their own laws without fear of reprisal from the federal government. What You Need To Know Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two Democratic Senators introduced a long-awaited bill aimed at decriminalizing […]