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The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government.

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Read more about how reader donations make a difference for our staff: alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/10/t...

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As the Alaska Beacon celebrates its 2nd birthday, our site is filled with news from the legislative session's final week. Donations from supporters of independent journalism allow us to connect Alaskans with their state government. Please consider donating here: alaskabeacon.com/donate/ #akleg

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Republicans in the Alaska House of Representatives have been trying to prohibit trans girls from girls' school sports teams, but a coalition of Democrats, independents and one Republican has been filibustering the bill for going on 12 hours now: alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/11/d... #akleg #Alaska

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There were more than 100 government-funded, church-run Alaska Native boarding schools in Alaska from the late 1800s through the 1960s. They separated young children from their families and forcibly immersed them in Euro-American traditions and the English language.

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The Alaska House of Representatives has voted to ban trans girls from trans sports teams despite a multi-day filibuster that attempted to block the vote. Senators have said they do not support it, and the bill will not become law: alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask... #akleg #Alaska

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You can reply with questions here or email them (through the email icon next to the Beacon logo at the bottom of alaskabeacon.com). #akleg

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The @alaskabeacon.com is again preparing a questionnaire for candidates for the August primary. Between now and May 21, we will be gathering questions from Alaskans. What would you like to hear from candidates for Congress and Legislature as they compete for votes?

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The Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council wants the state to affirm the right to Indigenous education, acknowledge oppression and intergenerational trauma, commit to language equity and normalize the use of Alaska Native languages.

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A new report says the total economic value of the Alaska seafood industry in 2021 and 2022 was $6 billion, slightly more than the $5.6 billion tallied in 2019, but a 2023 price collapse bodes ill for the industry.

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TIL: There’s an Alaska state law named after the dog of the Senator who wrote it. #akleg #Alaska

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Alaska lawmakers are considering a proposal that would further criminalize homelessness. In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine if homeless people may be penalized for sleeping outside when adequate shelter is unavailable.

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ICYMI: For almost 10 years, the state of Alaska has offered cash payments to the parents of homeschooled kids in the state’s correspondence programs. On Friday, a judge ruled the program unconstitutional: alaskabeacon.com/2024/04/12/a... #akleg #Alaska

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The future of the Iditarod sled dog race is uncertain, organizers said this week, as they struggled to raise money.

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There are two bills to limit Alaska students’ sports participation to teams that match their sex at birth; 24 states have passed such laws. Another proposal would prohibit transgender people from using bathrooms that match their gender identity in schools.

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Many small, local newspapers are kept financially afloat by the public notices that local and state governments are required to publish. But now, states are moving away from print publication requirements, adding to journalism's woes: alaskabeacon.com/2024/03/12/a... #akleg #Alaska

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Alaska’s governor said he’d like to send National Guard soldiers south to help Texas, but at a million dollars a month, the cost is prohibitive without legislative approval: alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask...

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Alaska’s governor has issued an order saying that the state “stands with Israel,” and prohibited big new state contracts with companies that boycott Israel. Alaska’s the 38th state to institute that kind of policy: alaskabeacon.com/2024/02/07/a...

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Every one of the 15 samples – muscle, fat and liver from each of the five walruses harvested by subsistence hunters — held microplastics. In all, there were 73 microplastics isolated from the tissues, almost all of them fibers.

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Aurora Borealis, Juneau, c. 1927 | Sydney Laurence (American,1865-1940)

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Alaska supplies fur trapper-style hats as part of the regular trooper uniform. They must be made with either otter or beaver fur, have leather straps, be unisex, be waterproof and windproof and be good to temperatures down to minus-40 degrees.

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