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    Alaska to require retailers to post warnings about...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • May 6, 2025 5:30 pm

    The measure goes in to effect Aug. 1.

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    Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, speaks in support overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69 at the Alaska Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini/Juneau Empire)
    Legislature upholds governor’s veto of increased school funding
    By Jacob Dye • April 22, 2025 1:30 am

    The governor last week said he vetoed House Bill 69 because it didn’t include any policy changes and because of the state’s “deteriorated” revenue outlook.

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    Welcome messages in multiple languages are painted on windows at the University of Alaska Anchorage at the start of the semester in January. (University of Alaska Anchorage photo)
    Juneau refugee family gets ‘leave immediately’ notice; four...
    By Mark Sabbatini • April 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Actions part of nationwide sweep as Trump ignores legal orders against detentions, deportations.

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    The Homer Public Library. File photo
    In wake of executive order, peninsula libraries, museums...
    By Delcenia Cosman • April 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Trump’s March 14 executive order may dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”

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    Cars drive past the building where the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is headquartered on Sept. 21, 2023. (Clarise Larson/Juneau Empire file photo)
    Deadline approaches to apply for PFD
    By Jacob Dye • March 26, 2025 12:30 pm

    Applications can be filed online through myAlaska, or by visiting pfd.alaska.gov.

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    Sabrina Donnellan and her family attend a community luncheon for federal employees at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Fired and current federal employees find solidarity as...
    By Jasz Garrett • March 12, 2025 1:30 am

    Trump administration seeks to make government more efficient; fired employees say opposite will happen.

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    Rep. Sarah Vance, who represents State House District 6, participates in a candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI 890 AM at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Vance introduces bill to enshrine anti-trafficking council
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 28, 2025 1:30 am

    The council was originally established in 2021 through an administrative order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

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    University of Alaska Board of Regents Chair Ralph Seekins speaks during a meeting at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 22, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Where does this end?’: University of Alaska to...
    By Jacob Dye • February 21, 2025 1:30 am

    The board was clear during the meeting that they were responding to pressure from the federal government.

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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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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy compares Alaska to Mississippi data on poverty, per-pupil education spending, and the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress fourth grade reading scores during a press conference on Jan. 31, 2025. Alaska is highlighted in yellow, while Mississippi is in red. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Amid calls for increased education funding, Dunleavy debuts...
    By Jacob Dye • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    KPBSD is facing a $17 million deficit driven by stagnant funding that’s failed to keep up with inflation.

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    From left: Alaska House Reps. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak; Bill Elam, R-Nikiski; Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna; and Sarah Vance, R-Homer; take the oath of office at the Alaska Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Mark Sabbatini/Juneau Empire)
    Peninsula legislators take oaths of office
    By Jacob Dye • January 23, 2025 1:30 am

    Sen. Jesse Bjorkman and Reps. Justin Ruffridge, Bill Elam and Sarah Vance were among those sworn in.

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    Rep. Sarah Vance, candidate for State House District 6, participates in a candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI 890 AM at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Vance prefiles 2 bills targeting tech
    By Jacob Dye • January 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Both bills are intended to safeguard children and maintain “societal integrity” in the face of rapidly advancing technologies.

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    Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, delivers a legislative update to the joint Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Vance, Bjorkman prefile legislation
    By Jacob Dye • January 16, 2025 1:30 am

    In total, 37 House bills, 39 Senate bills and five Senate joint resolutions had been filed as of Friday.

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