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U.S. Education Department pings states, schools to set policies on cellphone use
The department asks schools to have well-thought-out policies on the cellphone use, but does not dictate what those policies ...
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Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than pre-pandemic levels
Alaska's average hourly wages ranked 11th in the nation in 2023, though pay varied widely between industries and job ...
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Judge declares mistrial in election-interference trial of former Alaska legislator after hung jury
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby found that there was a hung jury in the trial of former Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux.
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Biden’s pardon of his son draws blowback from Republicans, a few Democrats
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son from federal gun and tax crimes —and any other offenses over a ...
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Gov. Dunleavy appoints Fairbanks lawyer Oravec to Alaska Supreme Court
Oravec is the lead attorney for Doyon Utilities LLC, which is part of the regional Native corporation for the Interior.
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New RSV drug delivers promising results in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
In the rural Alaska region with the worst infant RSV problem, a preventative antibody appears to be moderating the disease's ...
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U.S. Senate Dem leader calls for traditional process for confirming Trump nominees
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to incoming Republican Leader John Thune on Monday urging ...
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Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats Peltola, unofficial results show
The Division of Elections completed the ranked choice results for all nine races in which no one received most ...
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Less-reliable fall snow makes Alaska moose population surveys more difficult
In the future, a study projects, snow will arrive too late in the fall in much of Alaska for biologists to spot moose from ...
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New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions
Collisions with ships are a threat to many large whale species. Scientists estimate that thousands of whales are killed by ...
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Alaska election results are official: Here are 5 takeaways
In the final results, the margin between rejecting the repeal of the state’s ranked choice voting system and approving it grew.
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America’s first Arctic ambassador was just confirmed weeks ago. Now he could be out of a job.
Sfraga’s confirmation was a priority of Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who pushed for the creation of the Arctic ...