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Alaska body overrides mayor’s veto of grant to pride group | National Politics | #alaska | #politics
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- June 9, 2022
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KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The governing body of an Alaska borough has overwhelmingly reversed the mayor’s veto of grant funding to a group that provides support to the LGBTQ+ community. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted 6-1 Monday to override Mayor Rodney Dial’s veto of $1,638 in grant funding to the Ketchikan Pride Alliance, the […]
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Alaska bill seeks to bar hair discrimination in schools | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics
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- May 11, 2022
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska school districts could not adopt dress codes that bar students from wearing hairstyles associated with race or from wearing traditional tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies under legislation passed by state lawmakers on Wednesday. The bill, as it passed the Senate in March, also would have restricted businesses from adopting workplace […]
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