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From abortion to zoning: the Alaska Beacon's James Brooks (@AK_OK) provides short summaries of every bill in the 33rd Alaska State Legislature, so far: alaskabeacon.com/2023/01/11/fro #akleg
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Alaska journalists: Seriously consider this job opening. You will work with the best of the best ( & ); your editor () will trust, value, and respect you; and you’ll feel taken care of through the phenomenal benefits package.
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The Alaska Beacon has an opening for a reporter position. We're looking for someone who wants to be a part of a small team that's making a big difference in how Alaskans engage with their state government: statesnewsroom.com/staff-openings #akleg
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Please contact me if you're interested!
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The Alaska Beacon has an opening for a reporter position. We're looking for someone who wants to be a part of a small team that's making a big difference in how Alaskans engage with their state government: statesnewsroom.com/staff-openings #akleg
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Lawsuit says Alaska statute allowing public funding to go to private schools is unconstitutional, the Alaska Beacon's reports:
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Interested in covering state politics? We've got a reporting position open on our amazing team! We're looking to hire quickly with the ongoing legislative session in mind, so get me your applications. (Also: Peep that benefits package 👀):
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Wasilla Republican Sen. Mike Shower, who’s been absent from the #akleg session so far, is at the Capitol after arriving in Juneau last night.
He said he’s been fascinated by the rumors: “I’m here. I’m not resigning. I just had some things to work out.”
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Far-flung Alaska journalists: You can apply for a travel scholarship to attend our first in-person conference in years! It's going to be a good one.
Early deadline: Feb. 14.
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I’m on ’s Juneau Afternoon around 3:30 today to talk about the radio broadcast of Before Me!
The podcast will air as a two-part special starting Jan. 17. Thank you, KTOO. ktoo.org/2023/01/13/jan
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It's been more than 3 weeks since the Daily News requested Anchorage city contracts that in many municipalities would be readily available online or at the very least open to public inspection for walk-ins.
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Atka, just east of Adak in the Aleutians, is in danger of losing electrical power because of problems with its hydro plant and backup generators, according to this morning's bulletin from . #akleg
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In Alaska, collisions with moose are 5.7 times as frequent in the December-to-February period as in the least collision-prone time of the year, the late spring, report and .
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Gas stove pollution causes 12.7% of childhood asthma, study finds — on par with the childhood asthma risks associated with exposure to secondhand smoke.
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🚨 big sappy post🧵 I quite literally couldn’t have made it this year without my incredible colleagues and friends in Alaska and across the country: the family Brian Venua Mackenzie Mancuso
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Alaska's food stamps program sounds like it's in crisis:
“They’re desperate...They’re crying on the phone because their children are starving. This is the worst I’ve ever seen it.”
ktoo.org/2023/01/02/sta #AKleg
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"American Indian and Alaska Native people now have a life expectancy of 65.2 years, that data shows, down from 71.8 in 2019." politi.co/3YB3KKZ via
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Alaska teens have largely ditched cigarettes over the past two decades but, as reports, they have substituted that unhealthy habit with another: vaping.
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Good morning, Alaska. Today is the start of the Rep. trial which has switched to fully remote because of the weather.
Over the next week-plus, an Alaska judge will try to answer whether the Oath Keepers advocate the violent overthrow of the US government. #akleg
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This is what Director Gail Fenumiai’s office looks like on her last day of work before retirement. About a hundred balloons all over the place, one of which popped in the middle of our interview.
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Does #MedicareAdvantage offer an advantage over traditional #Medicare in heart attack care?
A new study in from a team led by of and our own that when it comes to overall survival, the answer is no.
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I'm trying to help a prospective news reporting intern find housing in Anchorage from mid-January through May.
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The Alaska Beacon has a prospective news reporting intern who is looking for furnished, affordable housing in Anchorage, ideally close to downtown, from mid-January through May. If you can help, please send a direct message.
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Several job openings at . Two national reporters, focused on democracy and reproductive rights. Reporters in Tennessee, Ohio and Alabama. Editors in Washington and Rhode Island. Also, the deadline for our national fellowship is coming up!
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For decades, people have observed how heavy rain causes sudden coho salmon die-off near in urban streams.
The cause? Rubber hitting the road: 6PPD-quinone, a molecule created when an anti-cracking treatment in auto tires meet ozone, is deadly for coho.
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And weekly newspapers! I started my career at a weekly.
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Finally, your donations to your local public media stations and subscriptions to daily newspapers also strengthen community journalism in Alaska.
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Another nonprofit supporting journalism in Alaska that I'm supporting this year is the Alaska Press Club. It helps raise the standards of Alaska reporting through journalism training. Read about its goals here: alaskapressclub.com/about/ And donate here:
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On #GivingTuesday, I wanted to emphasize that donations from Alaska Beacon readers are important in supporting our reporting, including covering travel costs in our large state. If you've benefited from the Beacon's reporting, please give here:
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Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! The Alaska Beacon depends on support from our readers to continue covering policies and issues impacting our state — not on subscription fees.
Will you support our work by donating on #GivingTuesday? alaskabeacon.com/donate #akleg
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Republicans hold majority in Alaska House after benefiting from ranked choice voting, the Alaska Beacon's reports: alaskabeacon.com/2022/11/23/rep #akleg #akgov #akelect
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Slightly less than 800 votes of the northern and western decrease can be attributed to Interior villages being moved to House District 36. Even so, the decline in voter turnout in much of rural Alaska is striking.
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Not counting the few votes that may be added today, the votes cast in Alaska's election this year were 18,642 lower than in 2018 (the last midterm). Nearly one-third (5,917) of the decrease happened in the four northern and western House districts (10% of the population). #akleg
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Adding the 1,373 uncounted ballots to the 264,994 counted, Alaska's total turnout was 266,367 (with perhaps a few more ballots to be added tomorrow). That's the lowest in a general election since 2010.
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The Anchorage numbers for uncounted and partial ballots are similar, which may mean they're largely the same ballots. If that's the case, they shouldn't have much effect on House elections, since partial ballots generally don't count in House races.
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The remaining questioned ballots are in the four northern and western House districts. The absentee ballots are concentrated in Anchorage and House District 37 (Aleutians and Bristol Bay).
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As you read this story, remember that what I'm describing is happening in a psychiatric hospital exclusively for children and adolescents.
The youngest kids there are 4.
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