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Oil and Gas Sector · Alaska(The Center Square) – The U.S. House passed another a bill to advance domestic energy production, this time in response to cries for help from an indigenous community living in the Alaska North Slope. The bill’s cosponsor, a Democrat from Alaska, did not vote for her own bill. It passed with the support of five Democrats, including two from Texas who are strong supporters of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. The U.S. House has advanced seve…See the Story
Houses passes bill to protect domestic oil production, protect Iñupiat community - Washington Examiner
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Alaska · AlaskaVisitors on Sept. 4, 2021, stroll by the historic chapel and buildings used for classrooms and dormitories that remain standing at Pilgrim Hot Springs. The site was used as an orphanage for Bering Strait-area children who lost their parents to the 1918-19 influenza epidemic. Pilgrim Hot Springs is among the state's 11 most endangered historic properties, according to an annual list released by Preservation Alaska. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska B…See the Story
Boats, a lighthouse, churches among sites named as Alaska’s most at-risk historic properties • Alaska Beacon
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Property · KenaiPeninsula Clarion Peninsula Clarion - After working and searching for a couple of months, he found property that pleased him near the waterfall at the mouth of Happy Creek A Kind and Sensitive Man: The Rex Hanks Story — Part 3 Clark FairSee the Story
A Kind and Sensitive Man: The Rex Hanks Story — Part 3
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Kenai · KenaiPeninsula Clarion Peninsula Clarion - Chugiak leads the Bash on the Bay softball tournament in Homer after the second day with a 4-0 record, while Soldotna is 3-1, Homer is 2-2, Kenai Central is 1-3 and West is 0-4. Friday softball: Chugiak stays undefeated at Bash on the Bay Jeff HelminiakSee the Story
Friday softball: Chugiak stays undefeated at Bash on the Bay
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Baseball · KenaiPeninsula Clarion Peninsula Clarion - The visiting Soldotna baseball team defeated Redington 13-1 in six innings Friday in Northern Lights Conference action. Friday baseball: Soldotna, Homer pick up conference wins on the road Jeff HelminiakSee the Story
Friday baseball: Soldotna, Homer pick up conference wins on the road
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Alaska · AlaskaThe Alaska Supreme Court is seen on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)The administration of Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked Friday for the state Supreme Court to plan to rule quickly on whether a judge’s ruling will go into effect in July that held two provisions of the state correspondence education program to be unconstitutional. The administration filed two documents with the court on Friday: one notifyi…See the Story
State seeks quick Alaska Supreme Court ruling in appeal to resolve correspondence education issues • Alaska Beacon
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Juneau · JuneauDr. Robert Lawrence is a family medicine doctor and previously worked as the chief medical officer for the Department of Corrections. (Image courtesy of Alaska Division of Public Health) Dr. Robert Lawrence started as Alaska’s new chief medical officer on Monday. Lawrence replaces Dr. Anne Zink, who served as chief medical officer for five years and led the state’s health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawrence, a family medicine doctor who …See the Story
Former head prison doctor replaces Anne Zink as Alaska’s chief medical officer
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Alaska · Alaska"I voted" stickers are seen on display at a polling station in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)A state Senate committee on Thursday voted to advance a bill that would allow same-day voter registration in the state, despite the objections of the bill’s original author, who opposes the idea. House Bill 129 was originally written by Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, to allow the state to trim its …See the Story
Alaska Senate committee proposes same-day voter registration, but key Republicans oppose the idea • Alaska Beacon
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