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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)
    State announces $1,700 PFD
    By Jacob Dye • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    The amount includes a one-time energy relief payment

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    A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Early voting open in Kenai, Soldotna and Homer
    By Jacob Dye • August 8, 2024 1:30 am

    Early voting will be open until Aug. 19

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    State Department of Health warns of pertussis spike
    By Jacob Dye • August 5, 2024 1:30 am

    Infants are at the highest risk for severe disease, with about one-third requiring hospitalization.

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    Lawmakers discuss summer traffic safety during public meeting
    By Emilie Springer • July 17, 2024 1:30 am

    The House Transportation Committee on Thursday, July 11 held a public meeting with the Alaska Department of Transportation and the…

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    Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Deena Bishop and Gov. Mike Dunleavy discuss his veto of an education bill during a press conference March 15, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    State correspondence allotment program to continue unchanged
    By Jacob Dye • July 2, 2024 1:30 am

    Alaska Supreme Court sides with state, overturns Superior Court ruling that called program ‘unconstitutional’

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pictured with members of the House Majority after signing the fiscal year 2025 budget bills on June 27 in Anchorage. From left to right: Reps. Stanley Wright, Tom McKay, Thomas Baker, Craig Johnson, Kevin McCabe, Julie Coulombe, and Laddie Shaw. (Photo provided by Office of the Governor)
    Dunleavy signs budget with most education funding intact
    By Jacob Dye • June 28, 2024 1:30 am

    Dunleavy cut nearly $12 million that was set to go to school districts, including KPBSD, in outstanding pandemic relief funds

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    U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, speaks at the Alaska Democratic Party’s state convention on May 18 at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    State and federal fisheries concerns addressed at Peltola...
    By Emilie Springer • June 21, 2024 1:30 am

    Alaska’s fisheries face numerous challenges

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    Advocates on behalf of missing and murdered Indigenous persons hold a banner and perform a opening song during a rally in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Sunday, May 5, 2024, to commemorate the annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
    Rally seeks future where Missing and Murdered Indigenous...
    By Mark Sabbatini • May 8, 2024 2:30 am

    More than 50 people gather at Capitol to share stories of missing family, efforts to address issue

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    Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, confers with other senators and legislative staff moments before gavelling in the start of this year’s legislative session at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
    Senate’s draft operating budget includes outstanding KPBSD pandemic...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 8, 2024 2:30 am

    Public education advocates, students and staff have doggedly lobbied lawmakers for an increase to the state’s K-12 funding formula

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    From front left, Connections Homeschool Principal Doug Hayman, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche and KPBSD Superintendent Clayton Holland listen to families during a community conversation on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Senate committee hears correspondence school allotment bill
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 1, 2024 2:30 am

    A superior court judge ruled earlier this month that the allotments are unconstitutional

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    Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
    Vance introduces constitutional amendment to protect correspondence program...
    By Delcenia Cosman • April 25, 2024 1:30 am

    If passed by the legislature, the amendment will be presented to voters in upcoming general election

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    Homer pedestrian pathway project selected for federal funding
    By Delcenia Cosman • April 10, 2024 1:30 am

    The project will create greater nonmotorized transportation access in Homer

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    Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Deena Bishop and Gov. Mike Dunleavy discuss his veto of an education bill during a press conference Friday, March 15, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
    State owes KPBSD $9.7 million, federal government says
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 3, 2024 2:30 am

    DEED on Thursday pushed back on the federal government’s statement that it has not complied with requirements

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