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    Alaska Legislature
    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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    State Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, an Anchorage Democrat, filed her paperwork on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 at the Division of Elections offices in Juneau, to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Lisa Murkowski. Gray-Jackson, a Democrat, is the first from her party to enter the race and the first Black woman to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Alaska. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Democratic state senator files to unseat Murkowski
    By Peter Segall • February 16, 2022 5:30 am

    “Alaskans have a choice now.”

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    Members of the House Committee of Military and Veterans' Affairs heard testimony on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, on the far-right militia group the Oath Keepers amid public pressure to take disciplinary action against Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, who is a member of the group. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    House committee hears testimony on far-right organization
    By Peter Segall • February 16, 2022 2:30 am

    ‘A distraction.’

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    Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, seen here on Feb. 7, 2022, announced Thursday he was running to fill the Alaska State Senate seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson who's announced a bid for the U.S. Senate. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Anchorage rep announces bid for open Senate seat
    By Peter Segall • February 15, 2022 2:30 am

    A larger audience.

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    The House Labor and Commerce Committee speaks with Alaska's Congressional delegation on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill which is set to bring billions of dollars to the state. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Delegation: Work together to plan, optimize infrastructure money
    By Peter Segall • February 9, 2022 2:30 am

    No bickering.

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    Alaska Republican state Rep. David Eastman, standing, speaks on the House floor on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Juneau Alaska. Alaska House leaders have backed away from a proposal to strip committee assignments from Eastman, who has acknowledged being a member of the far-right organization Oath Keepers, and for now plan to hold at least one hearing on the group. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
    Alaska House backs off sanctions for Oath Keepers...
    By Associated Press • February 9, 2022 2:30 am

    Eastman has cast the current debate around him as an extension of “cancel culture”

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    Copies of the Alaska State Constitution are available outside the Lt. Governor’s office at the Alaska State Capitol. A Senate bill with bipartisan support is seeking to enhance civics education for Alaskan students. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
    Bill seeks to strengthen civics education
    By Peter Segall • February 2, 2022 2:30 am

    Educating citizens.

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    Alaska Republican state Rep. David Eastman speaks on the floor of the Alaska House on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. The Alaska House tabled action Monday on a proposal to remove from legislative committees Eastman, who has said he joined the Oath Keepers far-right organization years ago. The House Committee on Committees voted 5-2 to remove Republican Rep. Eastman of Wasilla from his committee assignments, said Joe Plesha, communications director for the House's bipartisan majority. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
    House tables vote affecting lawmaker with Oath Keepers...
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • February 2, 2022 2:30 am

    The meeting was not widely publicized beforehand.

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