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‘Alaska has become too federally dependent,’ Congressman Begich tells state Legislature
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of Trump’s broad efforts to ...
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Alaska House majority slows fast-moving school funding boost for further negotiations
The bill has been fast-tracked through the legislative process, but on Friday, the House majority said further discussions are needed.
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Down a member, Alaska House takes unusual step to move education funding bill forward
With one member out battling an illness, the majority could not pass the bill out of the Education Committee along caucus ...
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Begich address to Alaska Legislature focuses on building strong economy
With an eye toward furthering Alaska’s economic interests, Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, addressed the Alaska Legislature for ...
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WATCH: U.S. Rep. Nick Begich addresses the Alaska Legislature
This is the Republican Congressman's first address to the Legislature since winning Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives last November.
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Alaska House advances school funding bill over Republican objections
Bipartisan House majority members say a big school funding boost is urgently needed, with the state’s education system in ...
Alaska child care advocates want subsidies and tax credits caught in legal limbo -- and more
Advocates want the Alaska Legislature to again pass a child care measure that is being challenged in court, along with additional help for the beleaguered sector. Legislators last year approved Senate ...
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Alaska legislators say state’s fiscal picture is among the worst in decades
“The state of Alaska is probably facing its largest fiscal problem … in 30 years,” said Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel and ...
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Alaska chief justice vows speedier trials after investigative journalists find problems
In her first address to the Alaska Legislature since becoming head of the Alaska Supreme Court, Chief Justice Susan Carney ...
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'Alaska has become too federally dependent,' Congressman Begich III tells state Legislature
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of President Trump’s broad ...