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Alaska Federation of Natives joins feds in lawsuit against state over subsistence rights | #alaska | #politics

Salmon being cut at a fish camp along Kuskokuak Slough on the Kuskokwim River near Bethel, AK on Saturday, June 28, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/ADN) The state’s largest Alaska Native organization this week intervened on the side of the federal government and other groups in a battle with the state of Alaska over subsistence rights and […]

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Kenai man accused of threatening U.S. senator | #alaska | #politics

By Tess Williams Updated: November 2, 2023 Published: November 1, 2023 A Kenai man is facing federal charges after authorities said he sent a message to a United States senator threatening to kidnap and harm her. Arther Charles Graham, 46, was arrested Monday, according to an affidavit in support of a federal complaint filed in […]

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Alaska unions urge Biden administration to block Albertsons-Kroger merger | #alaska | #politics

Fred Meyer in Midtown Anchorage in 2018. (Laurel Andrews / ADN) Labor unions in Alaska are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to block a $25 billion merger that would combine Fred Meyer and Carrs Safeway grocery stores into one corporate behemoth. Union officials say the deal between Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer, […]

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Senate majority introduces plan to overhaul Alaska’s public retirement system | #alaska | #politics

Alaska state Sen. Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, smiles following his election as Senate president on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Tuesday marked the first day of the new legislative session. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) Alaska Senate majority members on Wednesday unveiled a new policy proposal to revamp the state’s public retirement system, in […]

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Governor names new Alaska education commissioner | #alaska | #politics

By Morgan Krakow Updated: March 1, 2023 Published: February 28, 2023 Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named Susan McKenzie to be Alaska’s new education commissioner, following her selection by the state Board of Education and Early Development. The department’s previous commissioner, Michael Johnson, resigned in June. McKenzie, an educator and a current director within the Department […]

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Alaska vs. Texas: A (mostly) friendly feud of the late 1950s | #alaska | #politics

A picture of a postcard from the 1950s depicting the rivalry between Texas and Alaska. (Photo by David Reamer) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom […]

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Alaska education board votes to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports | #alaska | #politics

The athletic field at Begich Middle School on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (Loren Holmes / ADN) A board appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy decided Thursday in favor of a new regulation that would ban transgender girls from participation in high school girls’ sports. The decision by the state board of education came less than six […]

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