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Alaska

Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days, and proposed stronger protections against development on vast swaths of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The Department […]

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Arkansas

Things to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are convening at the Capitol and their top agenda item is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. The session also could include efforts to tweak or outright repeal a law dealing with cryptocurrency mining operations. Sanders, a Republican who took […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas governor proposes $6.3B budget as lawmakers prepare for session

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday proposed a $6.3 billion budget for the coming year, with most of the increase in spending going toward a school voucher program. Sanders’ budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July 1 increases state spending by 1.76% over the previous year, with […]

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Mayor

Mayor Breed kicks off campaign for 3 measures she says will improve SF

San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks at a campaign kickoff at the Japantown Peace Plaza for Measures C, E and F on the March ballot.  Stephen Lam/The Chronicle San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined other local leaders Saturday in Japantown to urge voters to back three ballot measures that supporters say will make the city safer and […]

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Arkansas

SIG SAUER announces expansion of ammunition manufacturing facility in Arkansas with 625 new jobs

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Plans are underway to expand an ammunition manufacturing plant in a suburb of Little Rock that will create 625 new jobs over the next five years, officials said Friday. SIG SAUER, a global leader in the firearms and ammunition industry, said it will invest $150 million to expand its facility in […]

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