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6 days ago · Where do Harris and Trump stand on 10 major policy issues? The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report …
Alaska House control flips from predominantly Republican …
2 days ago · The Alaska House of Representatives will be governed by a mostly Democratic coalition majority instead of the predominantly Republican one that has controlled it for the past two years. Late Wednesday, members of the new coalition announced that it had secured more than 21 votes, the minimum needed ...
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4 days ago · Get 2024 election results as they are reported: district by district, state by state. Real-time results and race calls by Decision Desk HQ. The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and ...
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Oct 31, 2024 · BY: Yereth Rosen - October 29, 2024. Fewer Alaska babies were born in 2023 than in previous years, but there were also fewer deaths in the state than in prior years, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still sweeping through the nation, said a report issued by the state Department of Health. Alaska’s population total remained almost unchanged in ...
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
4 days ago · If approved by voters, the measure would phase in the minimum wage increase from the current rate of $11.73 an hour to $15 an hour in mid-2027. It would require employers to grant an hour of sick paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, with a cap of 40 hours for small companies and 56 for larger companies. And it would forbid employers from ...
Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds …
4 days ago · The Alaska House of Representatives will have two fewer Republicans, according to preliminary election results published by the Alaska Division of Elections after polls closed on Election Day. As of 3 a.m. Wednesday, the House was poised to stand at 20 Republicans, 14 Democrats and six independents ...
Alaska Senate’s bipartisan supermajority loses at least two …
4 days ago · Two Republican members of the Alaska Senate’s bipartisan supermajority are on course to be replaced by more conservative Republicans, according to preliminary election results published through 3 a.m. Wednesday morning With 12 of 12 precincts reporting in Senate District N, former Matanuska ...
Public hearings planned for Alaska’s minimum-wage and ranked …
Sep 20, 2024 · The state of Alaska will hold public hearings Monday and Tuesday on ballot measures that seek to raise the state’s minimum wage and repeal its current elections system.
By wide, bipartisan margin, Alaska House puts finishing touches on ...
May 8, 2024 · The Alaska House of Representatives approved a major increase to state spending on school repairs and renewable energy on Tuesday as it voted 39-1 to approve a $552 million capital budget.. The capital budget, which pays for construction and renovation projects statewide, exceeds $4 billion if federal funding is included.
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
May 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
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