The U.S. Senate sought to restore the funding through a bill called the VOCA Fix Act that would reverse the funding cuts and provide a long-term funding solution for shelters.
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Southeast Alaska State Fair wraps up after 4 days of festivities in Haines
The last event of the fair weekend was a pie fight in Raven’s Arena. The fair’s theme this year was “Live Free, Pie Hard.”
Federal child tax credit expected to cut child poverty in Alaska
Most working families who filed taxes in 2019 or 2020 are automatically signed up for the expanded tax credit.
The Southeast Alaska State Fair is on for this weekend, with COVID precautions
A number of activities, like the bounce house and joust, won’t be on the schedule this year as part of the fair’s COVID-19 safety plan.
‘It’s the fabric of our culture coming apart’: Yukon River communities face chinook and chum closure
More than 30 riverside communities depend on chinook and chum as a main source of protein for the winter.
When schools shut down in Alaska, these students went moose hunting
The three students say hunting helped them get through the isolation of the pandemic, when their schools and many other activities, like sports, were shut down because of COVID-19.