On Friday, Sen. Jesse Kiehl, a Juneau Democrat, pre-filed Senate Bill 27 – a proposal to reinstate a pension-style retirement system that was nixed by the Alaska Legislature in 2006 in favor of the current 401 (k)-like program.
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley
Governor joins other pols ordering interruption of 30-day half-staff period for former President Carter.
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Mike Dunleavy may be forced to take down the “pro-life” flag that’s been flying outside the governor’s mansion for the past year. Her bill prohibiting government entities from displaying flags representing political viewpoints is among the 21 prefiled bills published Friday,
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Alaska’s Department of Education claims victory in pandemic funding dispute, and will collect $17.5 million in federal reimbursements.
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President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley.
The president made the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he signed on Monday. Former President Barack Obama’s administration ordered that the mountain be renamed as Denali in 2015.