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The investigation found in part that OCS did not follow policy when making a placement decision for the child and mishandled Protective Services reports about child maltreatment.

The spending plan includes roughly $3,800 dividend, lower public education funding, and spending half of what’s left in a budget reserve fund.

Official results certified on Saturday have Ballot Measure 2 failing by 737 votes, just about two tenths of one percent of all votes cast. The Alaska Republican Party requested the recount, which is being performed at the state’s expense since the final margin was less than half a percentage point. 

This year’s Ballot Measure 1, in addition to increasing the minimum wage, mandates a system of paid sick leave, with leave days to be accrued over time by workers.

The margin has grown in the defeat of a measure to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system.

The biggest changes will come in the House as it flips from a Republican-led coalition to one mostly made up of Democrats and independents.