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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Juneau Empire file photo</span>                                A sign supporting Mike Dunleavy for governor is seen in September. The state of Alaska has settled a lawsuit brought by the ACLU, a Palmer man and a pro-Dunleavy group regarding political signs that violate the state’s anti-billboard law.
    State settles sign lawsuit brought by ACLU, pro-Dunleavy...
    By James Brooks • November 20, 2018 2:59 pm

    It’s an exit sign.

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    Annie Bartholomew, Program Director and host for KXLL-FM, has helped find five songs from Alaska artists in the first round of nominees intended to replace the state’s existing telephone hold music. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    State phone lines will feature Portugal. The Man...
    By James Brooks • November 20, 2018 10:00 am

    You’ll hear it still.

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    A gavel is seen in an undated file photo.
    Council picks judge nominees — but which governor...
    By James Brooks • November 14, 2018 3:44 pm

    The Alaska Judicial Council has picked a list of finalists for judgeships across the state, and now it’s time for…

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    Hotel workers strike for a wage increase in front of a Marriott hotel Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in San Francisco. Alaska’s minimum wage is set to rise to $9.89 per hour on Jan. 1. (Ben Margot | The Associated Press)
    Alaska’s minimum wage to rise Jan. 1
    By James Brooks • November 7, 2018 5:51 pm

    Inflation increased, so the wage will rise.

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    An unused sexual assault evidence kit, colloquially known as a “rape kit,” is seen Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire file)                                An unused sexual assault evidence kit, colloquially known as a “rape kit,” is seen Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire file)
    Department of Public Safety proposes permanent fix for...
    By James Brooks • November 7, 2018 5:27 pm

    Testing all of the kits is expected to take years.

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    Green Elephant Gardens gardener Scott Jones cares for a marijuana plant on Green Elephant’s first day of operation in June 2017. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire file)
    Two years on, Alaska’s marijuana industry keeps growing
    By James Brooks • November 7, 2018 4:07 pm

    October collections might set a new record.

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    Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, speaks to his amendment to the state’s operating budget to inflation-proof the Alaska Permanent Fund in the Senate at the Capitol on Thursday, April 12, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)
    Democratic Anchorage senator declaims pro-Dunleavy ads
    By James Brooks • October 31, 2018 6:31 pm

    A Democratic senator from Anchorage is asking a campaign backing Republican governor candidate Mike Dunleavy to stop using his voice…

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    In this Sept. 6 file photo, Democratic nominee for governor of Alaska Mark Begich, right, speaks as Gov. Bill Walker listens during a chamber of commerce gubernatorial candidate forum on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Juneau, Alaska, On Friday, Oct. 19, Walker announced he was dropping his bid for re-election, though his name remains on the ballot. He threw his support behind Begich, who will face Republican Mike Dunleavy in November. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
    Walker’s support for Begich is ‘narrow’
    By James Brooks • October 31, 2018 6:30 pm

    When he gave a speech announcing his withdrawal from the election, Gov. Bill Walker told his audience that they should…

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    Republican governor candidate Mike Dunleavy, left, and Democratic governor candidate Mark Begich, right, faced each other in their first head-to-head debate just 90 minutes after incumbent independent Gov. Bill Walker announced he was suspending his campaign. (Composite image)
    Begich, Dunleavy meet in first head-to-head debate
    By James Brooks • October 24, 2018 8:50 pm

    Begich praised Walker’s decision. Dunleavy didn’t say the incumbent’s name.

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    Republican Mike Dunleavy, left, and Democrat Mark Begich, right, are the two leading candidates in the race to replace incumbent independent Gov. Bill Walker. (Composite image)
    After Walker quits, governor race now ‘down to...
    By James Brooks • October 24, 2018 7:25 pm

    Mike Dunleavy still leads the race to become Alaska’s next governor, latest poll shows.

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    Former state Senate Mike Dunleavy, left, Gov. Bill Walker, center, and former U.S. Senator Mark Begich shake hands after a debate at a Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Centennial Hall on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Alaska Gov. Bill Walker abandons election
    By James Brooks • October 24, 2018 6:23 pm

    Incumbent independent throws support behind Democratic candidate Mark Begich.

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    Angela Rodell, executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, speaks in July 2018. An APFC spokeswoman said the corporation has declined an invitation to a Saudi investment conference. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
    Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation not attending Saudi conference
    By James Brooks • October 24, 2018 1:44 pm

    But not for political reasons.

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    Alyse Galvin, independent candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, and Don Young, Republican incumbent candidate for U.S. House, are seen in a composite image using photographs submitted by their campaigns. (Composite image)
    Galvin is beating Rep. Young in fundraising
    By James Brooks • October 17, 2018 7:30 pm

    If Galvin were to defeat Young, it would be a colossal upset.

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    Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigned form office Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)
    Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns
    By James Brooks • October 17, 2018 6:20 pm

    It’s unknown what the ‘inappropriate comments’ were that sparked his resignation.

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    Commerce boss takes leave to campaign for Walker
    Commerce boss takes leave to campaign for Walker
    By James Brooks • September 26, 2018 1:15 pm

    Mike Navarre, head of the state department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, has temporarily left his job in order…

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    Timothy Cole Gallaudet, retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy currently serving as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce, speaks before a town hall event sponsored by NOAA at Centennial Hall on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Alaskans worried by prospect of deep-sea fish farms
    By James Brooks • September 5, 2018 9:23 pm

    In a Centennial Hall listening session, Alaskans raised concerns about federal plans to boost open-ocean fish farms under a new…

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