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Rep. Mary Peltola voted “present” on a bill she co-sponsored, illustrating the difficult line she walks as a pro-subsistence, pro-energy Democrat.
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The measure came as an amendment to an otherwise unrelated bill that would require adult websites to verify users are 18 or older.
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Bethel’s municipal government wants to move its two voting precincts into one building, the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. But consolidating polling places isn’t up to Bethel itself, so the city is petitioning the state.
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The bill increases the amount of state money for school districts to purchase broadband service. Gov. Dunleavy indicated he'll sign it.
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Alaska's representative in U.S. Congress ran on a platform of "Fish, Family, Freedom." After 18 months on the job, Rep. Peltola sat down for an interview with KYUK during Cama-i weekend.
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Tribes can exert jurisdiction over allotments granted to individual Natives, the department’s head attorney said on Feb. 1.
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House and Senate leaders said lawmakers were prepared to call a joint session on March 18 to consider overriding the veto.
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The bill comes amid a wider debate over how Alaska’s waters are protected that is far from being resolved.
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Rep. Julie Coulombe’s bill would move money intended for crime victims from corrections to victim services.
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A proposed rule to add tribe-nominated members makes good on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s promise, but it may not address festering conflicts with the state.
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Dunleavy has to sign or veto the bill by March 14 or it becomes law without his signature.
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Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, said it would protect the dividend from competing with other budget priorities.