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The measure came as an amendment to an otherwise unrelated bill that would require adult websites to verify users are 18 or older.
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Over nearly an hour and a half at a Bethel City Council meeting, the popular establishment defended itself over a 2022 violation of its ratio of alcohol to food sales.
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Decision will become a ‘hot-button legislative item’ in final weeks of session, lawmakers say.
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Fishery council seeks more information before deciding on chum bycatch in Bering Sea pollock fisheryThe North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which manages federal fisheries in Alaska, will continue to explore options for how to manage chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery.
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Health care infrastructure, piped water, and removal of derelict barges from Steamboat Slough are included on the list of projects previously “put on the back burner.”
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A lawmaker from Kotzebue is seeking to amend the Alaska Constitution to resolve a longstanding conflict between the state and federal government on subsistence management. But multiple Alaska Native groups and Northwest Arctic leaders are speaking out against the measure.
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Alaska lawmakers in the state House are giving a skeptical eye to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s efforts to challenge the federal government in court.
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A subsidy helping low-income families afford broadband is running out of money. The Biden administration wants Congress to keep it going.
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Alaska’s congresswoman votes against her party at twice the average rate, mostly on energy and immigration measures.
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Republican lawmakers cited concerns about an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit against the state in which the ACLU of Alaska is co-counsel.
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On March 27, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill that promises to raise the internet speed at dozens of public schools, mostly in rural Alaska.
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Bethel’s municipal government wants to move its two voting precincts into one building, the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. But consolidating polling places isn’t up to Bethel itself, so the city is petitioning the state.