Three immigration lawyers said the men were denied phone access to their attorneys and consulates, held in lockdown for long periods and, in one incident, subjected to pepper spray.
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Interior wildfires burn across Parks Highway, prompt evacuations
Traffic on the Parks was limited Sunday due to the Bear Creek Fire, with about 100,000 acres burning in more than 180 fires across Alaska.
Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries joins 2026 governor’s race
DeVries said she believes in limited government and is a supporter of large Permanent Fund dividends in line with a decades-old formula.
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bill that would strengthen oversight of oil tax collection
Gov. Mike Dunleavy told legislative leaders Monday that he had vetoed a bipartisan bill that the heads of the state House and Senate say was necessary to address what they described as a “persistent pattern of obstruction within the senior ranks of Alaska’s Department of Revenue.”
Dunleavy cuts Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per student
The reduction in education funding is one of more than $100 million in budget reductions Dunleavy made using his line-item veto power.
Who has beef with the Republican mega-bill? Alaska’s solar industry, among others.
At stake are several kinds of tax credits. Some help homeowners install solar panels, heat pumps and the like. Thousands of Alaskans have claimed them.