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    Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, delivers his keynote address to approximately 40 people, most of whom are from out of state, at the end of the Bitcoin Alaska conference on Sunday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Begich and Bitcoin fly to Juneau after passage...
    By Jasz Garrett • July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Protesters seek town hall with representative; he delivers keynote address at ticketed conference

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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III holds a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of U.S. Rep. Nick Begich)
    ‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’;...
    By Jasz Garrett • February 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Congressman set to deliver his first joint address to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday.

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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)
    Point of View: A plea for Alaska’s delegation...
    By Sue Oliphant • February 6, 2025 1:30 am

    An open letter to Alaska’s Congressional delegation:

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    Local field for 2024 state elections takes shape
    Local field for 2024 state elections takes shape
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 21, 2023 2:30 am

    Although Alaska’s next general election is almost a year away, candidates interested in representing the Kenai Peninsula on a statewide…

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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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    Senators Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, and Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, spoke with reporters in Begich's office at the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, about their thoughts on the current legislative session. The senators said there were reasons to be optimistic about meaningful progress even with the full plate before the Legislature. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    ‘Work, actual work’ is underway in the state...
    By Peter Segall • February 9, 2022 5:30 am

    It may take a special session.

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    Murkowski makes candidacy official
    Murkowski makes candidacy official
    By Peter Segall • November 17, 2021 5:30 am

    ‘A feud from outside.’

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    A proposal from the Alaska Redistricting Board would substantially change Juneau's legislative districts. One of the latest proposals, seen here, would put parts of Auke Bay and the Mendenhall Valley in the same district as downtown Juneau and Douglas Island. The Northern Lynn Canal communities of Haines, Skagway and Kluckwan would be placed in the same district as the Mendenhall Valley. (Courtesy image / Alaska Redistricting Board)
    Hitting the road: Redistricting maps to be shown...
    By Peter Segall • September 29, 2021 5:30 am

    Redistricting roadshow.

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    A proposal from the Alaska Redistricting Board would substantially change Juneau's legislative districts. One of the latest proposals, seen here, would put parts of Auke Bay and the Mendenhall Valley in the same district as downtown Juneau and Douglas Island. The Northern Lynn Canal communities of Haines, Skagway and Kluckwan would be placed in the same district as the Mendenhall Valley. (Courtesy image / Alaska Redistricting Board)
    Hitting the road: Redistricting maps to be shown...
    By Peter Segall • September 22, 2021 5:30 am

    Redistricting roadshow.

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    Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, talks during an interview in the Empire's offices. During the conversation, Young discussed ongoing infrastructure bill negotiations, the Arctic's strategic importance to the U.S. and why he's seeking a 26th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
    The Empire sits down with Rep Young
    By Michael S. Lockett • June 16, 2021 2:30 am

    We hit some of the wavetops of Young’s recent work.

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    Point of View: Fisheries management is the answer to the PFD battle
    Point of View: Fisheries management is the answer...
    By Larry Persily • June 5, 2019 7:00 am

    Maybe the answer is fish.

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