77 officials were recalled in 2024—higher than the 10-year average
Michigan had the most officials targeted for recall in 2024 with 70, followed by California with 65. Michigan also led the ...
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Only two employees left at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center after 80% of staff fired, official says
Nearly all employees at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center have been fired in President Donald Trump’s mass purge of the ...
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Begich says Trump administration could expedite flood mitigation efforts in Juneau
At a Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday, the congressman called the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ current five to ...
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Juneau’s push to expand renewable power could boost the region’s mines — or cost them
Amid proposals to electrify Juneau’s cruise docks and build a new hydroelectric plant, one of the area’s major mines has a ...
'We have to stand up': Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration
In a telephonic town hall Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said that the recent mass firing of probationary federal employees violated the law and lacked "respect and dignity" toward the workers ...
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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 ...
Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas ...
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Signatures can be gathered for 2026 repeal vote on Alaska voting system, lieutenant governor says
Less than four months after Alaska voters rejected a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary ...
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Protestors in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau & Seward among those rallying against Trump administration policies
At government buildings across Alaska, protesters gathered Monday to oppose recent actions within the federal government, ...
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‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’; Begich takes heat at 1st virtual constituent forum
The 50-minute virtual town hall was the first public constituent forum held by Begich — an enthusiastic Trump supporter — ...
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Alaska House majority’s major school funding boost stalls with a Fairbanks legislator’s absence
A working group of legislators and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s staff is set to meet again Tuesday to try to reach an education deal.
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Alaska state employees rally for more pay and benefits on same day mass federal firings occur
As thousands of federal workers were being fired on Valentine’s Day by the Trump administration, a group of about 70 state ...