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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference on Monday, May 19, 2025, to discuss his decision to veto an education bill. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: On fiscal policy, Dunleavy is a governor...
    By Rich Moniak • May 25, 2025 1:30 am

    His fiscal credibility is so close to zero that lawmakers have no reason to take him seriously.

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    Opinion: Protect Alaska renewable energy projects
    By Laura Bonner • May 22, 2025 2:30 am

    The recently passed House budget reconciliation bill puts important projects and jobs at risk.

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: If Alaskans want higher oil prices, wish...
    By Larry Persily • May 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Alaskans who want a larger Permanent Fund dividend, more state funding for K-12 education and the university, more money for…

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    May 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Thank you for supporting Homer OPUS

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) speaks to reporters about his decision to veto an education funding bill at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: The fight for Alaska’s future begins in...
    By Gov. Mike Dunleavy • May 16, 2025 2:30 am

    The fight I’ve been leading isn’t about politics — it’s about priorities.

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Michelle Bonnet Hale is a former deputy mayor of Juneau.
    My Turn: Sen. Sullivan and Rep. Begich are...
    By Michelle Bonnet Hale • May 15, 2025 1:30 am

    I have found myself struggling, these past few months, to find the right words to describe the inaction of Sen….

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    May 15, 2025 1:30 am

    Thank you for supporting softball tournament and team

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Legislature could go one Canadian step further
    By Larry Persily • May 15, 2025 1:30 am

    The Alaska Legislature last week approved a resolution supporting Canada’s independence, a body check on President Donald Trump’s unsportsmanlike conduct…

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    Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Deena Bishop and Gov. Mike Dunleavy discuss his veto of an education bill during a press conference March 15, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini/Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Strong policy, proven results
    By Deena Bishop • May 9, 2025 2:30 am

    Why policy and funding go hand in hand.

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    A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Opinion: Debunking myths about education in Alaska
    By the Homer Women of Action • May 8, 2025 2:30 am

    Last week, the Alaska Legislature passed House Bill 57, which would provide a $700 boost to per-student funding. As of…

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    Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
    Opinion: The Jones Act — crass protectionism, but...
    By Frank H Murkowski • May 8, 2025 2:30 am

    Alaska is dependent on the few U.S.-built ships carrying supplies from Washington state to Alaska.

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    Rep. Justin Ruffridge (let) and Sen. Jesse Bjorkman (center) address constituents during a town hall event on Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Opinion: Keep Alaska open for business
    By Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, Rep. Justin Ruffridge and Rep. Julie Coulombe • May 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Our job as lawmakers is to ensure that laws passed at the ballot box work effectively on the ground.

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    May 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Thank you for supporting curling in Homer

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