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4 天之前 · Hegseth nomination for Pentagon chief advances in U.S. Senate in close vote BY: Ashley Murray - January 23, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday …
Gov. Dunleavy and administration officials applaud Trump’s Alaska ...
5 天之前 · Gov. Mike Dunleavy and several top officials from his administration on Wednesday celebrated new executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that remove restrictions …
Alaska Legislature opens new session on time and in order, a first ...
5 天之前 · For the first time in eight years, the Alaska Legislature has opened its two-year session without a deadlock in its lower chamber. On Tuesday, members of the state House of …
Election reforms are on the agenda for Alaska lawmakers this year
4 天之前 · A voter in Alaska's 2022 special U.S. House primary election drops their ballot into a box, as a poll worker observes. New legislation in the Senate this year would require drop …
As Alaska lawmakers begin introducing bills, public pension revival …
2025年1月13日 · Members of the Alaska Senate are planning an effort to restore the state’s pension system for public employees, one year after inaction by the Alaska House killed a …
Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas …
5 天之前 · After Hilcorp’s 2022 announcement about expiring contracts, the electric utilities, along with natural gas utility Enstar, began studying the potential to import liquefied supplies of the …
Alaska election results are official: Here are 5 takeaways
2024年11月30日 · Alaska’s election results were made official on Saturday, after the state review board finished certifying the results. Here are five takeaways from the final results: There were …
Regulators, advocates warn of utility inaction as Alaska gas …
2024年12月31日 · State regulators and advocates say they’re growing increasingly concerned about urban Alaska’s energy supply as the region’s utilities hurtle toward a shortfall in local …
With school funding dispute over, four Alaska districts move on …
2025年1月9日 · Until last month, the U.S. Department of Education said Alaska underfunded four of its largest school districts by $17.5 million. As a result of a recent agreement, the schools in …