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    State proposes changes to material sales regulations
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 9, 2025 5:30 pm

    The Department of Natural Resources is proposing changes to regulations related to material sales and conveyances to state agencies.

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    The U.S. Forest Service Porcupine Campground offers gorgeous views of the Kenai Mountains and Turnagain Arm, as seen here on July 20, 2020, near Hope, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Department of Natural Resources seeks public input on...
    By Chloe Anderson • December 7, 2025 2:30 am

    DNR is gathering community perspectives during several meetings this week.

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Governor’s early Christmas spirit is misplaced
    By Larry Persily • October 29, 2025 1:30 am

    “I told the president, it’s like Christmas every morning,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said at last week’s staged event in Washington,…

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Good pay, free housing, free parking, 4-year...
    By Larry Persily Wrangell Sentinel • August 21, 2025 2:30 am

    Help Wanted: Unique opportunity to lead the largest state in the country, with more miles of coastline, taller mountains, more…

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    A Sitka black-tailed deer peers through the undergrowth of the Tongass National Forest in an undated photo. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Alaska developing plans to introduce deer to southern...
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 11, 2025 8:30 am

    Strategy development for the project follows a public proposal introduced in 2023.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters about his decision to veto an education funding bill earlier this session at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. He vetoed a second such bill on Monday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Dunleavy vetoes 2nd bill increasing education funding; override...
    By Mark Sabbatini • May 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Bill passed by 48-11 vote — eight more than needed — but same count for override not certain.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Dunleavy orders freeze on state employee hiring, travel...
    By Mark Sabbatini • May 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Exemptions allowed for certain occupations and “mission-critical” purposes.

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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)
    Dunleavy threatens unprecedented veto of education funds in...
    By Mark Sabbatini • May 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Line-item veto could leave districts with less money for months; legality of such action is questioned

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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)
    Dunleavy’s veto of education funding bill puts pressure...
    By Mark Sabbatini • April 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Governor also previews new bill with $560 BSA increase, plus additional funds for policy initiatives.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seen in a screenshot of a news conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Anchorage. (Screenshot)
    Opinion: The time is right to establish the...
    By Gov. Mike Dunleavy • March 6, 2025 1:30 am

    The establishment of a Department of Agriculture has been the top priority of the Alaska Farm Bureau for decades.

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    Kate Sheehan (left foreground), director of the Alaska Division of Personnel and Labor Relations, and Paula Vrana, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration, discuss an ongoing statewide salary study during a House State Affairs Committee meeting Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
    Dunleavy’s delay in releasing state salary study frustrates...
    By Mark Sabbatini • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Draft report to assess competitiveness completed last June, but not released publicly.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers his State of the State speech at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, with Senate President Gary Stevens, at left, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, at right, in the background. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)
    Gov. Dunleavy takes victory lap with selective portrayal...
    By Mark Sabbatini • January 28, 2025 1:30 am

    Some legislators criticize “mixed messages” about cooperation, omission of problems needing work.

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    The southbound lane of Homer Spit Road, which was damaged by the Nov. 16 storm surge, is temporarily repaired with gravel and reopened on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Governor declares state disaster emergency following storm damage
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 5, 2024 1:30 am

    The declaration applies to Homer and Ninilchik

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