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    Alaska Legislature
    Photo courtesy Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Office
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs S.B. 7 into law at Papoose Milling on Wednesday in Big Lake.
    Dunleavy signs lumber bill
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Sponsored by Nikiski Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, the bill establishes a lumber grade training program

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    A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016, near Kenai, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Local fishers speak up for buyback bill
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 27, 2023 2:30 am

    S.B. 82, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would create the voluntary program

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    One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in the village at the head of Kachemack Bay. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Assembly OKs project list for state funding consideration
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The list outlines work for which the borough would like financial assistance from the State of Alaska

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    Homer Electric Association General Manager Brad Janorschke testifies before the Senate Resources Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. (Screenshot via Gavel Alaska)
    Senate group briefed on future of Cook Inlet...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    Demand for Cook Inlet gas could outpace supply as soon as 2027

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    Justin Ruffridge (Courtesy photo)
    Ruffridge bill would exempt veterinarians from opioid reporting...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    The bill cleared the Alaska Senate last session

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    The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Peninsula voices join state debate over school funding
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 2, 2023 9:00 am

    Lawmakers heard pleas from education leaders around Alaska to increase the state’s base student allocation

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    Peter Micciche speaks at the ceremony for the signing of Senate Bill 185 into law at Special Olympics Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo courtesy Alaska Office of the Governor)
    Subminimum wages for disabled workers removed from statute
    By Jacob Dye • September 14, 2022 1:30 am

    The bill was sponsored by Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna

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    FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, state Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue, talks with another legislator during a break in the opening session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau, Alaska. The son of the former Alaska lawmaker faces charges of manslaughter and evidence tampering in death of his father, Rep. Dean Westlake, according to charging documents. Tallon Westlake was arrested over the weekend. An online court records system did not show an attorney Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 who could speak on his behalf. The charging documents are dated Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
    Son of ex-Alaska lawmaker faces charges in father’s...
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    He was arrested over the weekend.

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    Alaska state Senate President Peter Micciche, center, looks on as Sen. Gary Stevens, R- Kodiak, and oher lawmakers gather in front of him on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 4, in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska state Senate President Peter Micciche, center, looks on as lawmakers gather in front of him on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. A bill dealing with the annual dividend paid to residents was bumped from the Senate floor on Wednesday. Micciche said it did not have the votes to pass. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
    Peninsula project funding, alcohol reform pass in Juneau
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 30, 2022 2:30 am

    $3,200 PFD payments, education legislation also included

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    Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, seen here in this June 16, 2021, file photo, announced Wednesday he will not seek relelection in the Alaska State Senate, where he has served since 2013. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
    Senate president says he won’t run again
    By Peter Segall • May 25, 2022 5:30 am

    “Honor and a privilege.”

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    Copies of the Alaska State Constitution are available outside the lieutenant governor's office on the third floor of the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Constitutional convention could change everything, or nothing
    By Peter Segall • February 23, 2022 2:30 am

    This article appears in the Juneau Empire’s Guide to the 2022 Alaska State Legislature.

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    Ashlyn O’Hara / Peninsula Clarion
State Rep. Ron Gillham speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 6. at Kenai Municipal Airport.
    Gillham targets school reform in Juneau
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 23, 2022 2:30 am

    Gillham said Friday that his bills are aimed at expanding parent choice in education

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    Senate Finance Committee members Sens. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, and Natasha Von Imhof, R-Anchorage, listen to public testimony for bills related to the Permanent Fund Dividend on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The majority of callers accused lawmakers of stealing PFD money. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    PFD formula proposals provoke strong public reaction
    By Peter Segall • February 23, 2022 2:30 am

    Familiar arguments.

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