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Alaska

Biden signs bill to avert government shutdown, aid Ukraine | Politics | #alaska | #politics

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Alaska

Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | US Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska […]

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Arkansas

Court upholds Arkansas’ use of sedative in executions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Arkansas’ use of the sedative midazolam in its lethal injections. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court judge’s ruling upholding the state’s execution process. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker in 2020 ruled that the state’s use […]

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Alabama

Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states | #elections | #alabama

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies. Some Republican-led states banned or severely limited abortion immediately, while […]

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Alaska

Governor’s office contracts ex-aide for ‘statehood defense’ | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office has entered a contract with a former Dunleavy aide for up to $50,000 in part to advise the administration on what legal fights to pursue against the federal government. The contract with Strategic Synergies LLC was signed in April and released by Dunleavy’s office last week. […]

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Alaska

Federal government sues Alaska over fishing on refuge river | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration is suing Alaska over fishing rights on a river that runs through a national wildlife refuge, saying the state is undermining federal efforts to limit harvests when fish numbers are low to local residents in the area of predominantly Indigenous villages. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month […]

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Alaska

Federal government sues Alaska over fishing on refuge river | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration is suing Alaska over fishing rights on a river that runs through a national wildlife refuge, saying the state is undermining federal efforts to limit harvests when fish numbers are low to local residents in the area of predominantly Indigenous villages. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month […]

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Alaska

Alaska lawmakers pass budget package to end session | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature in the waning hours of a four-month session approved a state spending package that would pay residents about $3,200 this year after a vote that would have boosted the payout to about $3,850 narrowly failed in the House. The approved amount would […]

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