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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State allows Donlin Gold to lease land for 315-mile pipeline
DNR has granted land-use rights for a proposed 315-mile long pipeline that would stretch from Cook Inlet to the proposed mine site.
Troopers arrest Chefornak man for threatening health workers offering COVID vaccines
According to a trooper affidavit, a social media post threatened “deadly force upon the Chefornak Village Council, YKHC, and to all who are behind mass distribution of vaccinations.”
State to help bring salmon to Yukon River communities hit hard by low runs
Low runs have meant no subsistence fishing for king or chum salmon on the Yukon River this summer.
Napakiak sets up temporary classrooms as river expected to reach school
The Napakiak school sits 78 feet from the water — about the same amount of riverbank that erodes each year.
Court could decide fate of Alaska’s Power Cost Equalization program
A lawsuit claims that Gov. Mike Dunleavy overstepped his authority when he allowed the endowment fund to be swept into the pot of money available for general state spending.