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    Cook Inlet is seen from Clam Gulch State Recreation Area on Feb. 7, 2020, in Clam Gulch, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)
    Parking fees at state parks to go up...
    By Jacob Dye • November 21, 2023 1:30 am

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    From left, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle and Alaska Department of Revenue Deputy Commissioner Fadil Limani discuss Cook Inlet oil and gas shortages during a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor)
    Dunleavy looks to lower Cook Inlet oil and...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 1, 2023 2:30 am

    The governor said he plans to introduce legislation lowering the rate

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    DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce brine use by 40%
    DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 18, 2023 2:30 am

    Vehicle corrosion and associated costs, threats to public safety and environmental impacts were the top concerns

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    This is a picture of the Alaska Department of Health building in downtown Juneau. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
    Life expectancy up; births, deaths trend downward in...
    By Jacob Dye • October 18, 2023 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula saw 629 births last year

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    2022 overdose deaths slightly down from previous year
    By Jacob Dye • October 18, 2023 1:30 am

    Deaths still far surpassed those recorded during last decade

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    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 sign opposing the participation of trans girls in girls sports is propped against a fire hydrant outside of the George A. Navarre Admin Building on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. The Alaska Board of Education met in the building to discuss a resolution that would ban trans girls from girls high school sports. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    State Board of Education bars trans girls from...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Schools or school districts must create separate athletic categories for cisgender girls and other student athletes

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    Photo provided by Ashley Lutto with the USFWS
A participant in the European Green Crab rapid response exercise practices a test sample at the beach by the Homer Spit Fishing Hole.
    Green crab invasion sparks local response
    By Emilie Springer • September 6, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer conference is part of statewide invasive species monitoring and managing efforts

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    Anna Lewald, left, a registered nurse at South Peninsula Hospital, gives Dave Aplin, right, an influenza vaccine at a flu and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    State recommends flu vaccination in September and October
    By Jacob Dye • September 6, 2023 1:30 am

    That guidance says that everyone over 6 months should be vaccinated

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    A sign opposing the participation of trans girls in girls sports is propped against a fire hydrant outside of the George A. Navarre Admin Building on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. The Alaska Board of Education met in the building to discuss a resolution that would ban trans girls from girls high school sports. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    State board of ed to take up transgender...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 30, 2023 2:30 am

    The board will consider whether or not to separate cisgender girls, other student athletes

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    Sterling Highway projects slated to begin spring 2024
    Sterling Highway projects slated to begin spring 2024
    By Emilie Springer • August 30, 2023 1:30 am

    A project to improve sections of the roadway and increase safety on the Sterling Highway between Anchor Point and Baycrest…

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    U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski attends a joint Soldotna and Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Murkowski talks LNG, local projects in Soldotna
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 10, 2023 2:30 am

    Murkowski caught up the Clarion on oil and gas resources and what it looks like to collaborate with local government to get things done

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    Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion file
Areas cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass Project (bottom) can be seen above the Kenai River in Cooper Landing in this August 10, 2021, photo.
    Bypass project costs jump, state looks for more...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 26, 2023 2:30 am

    The long-planned project aims to reduce traffic congestion through Cooper Landing

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