Board member Budd Simpson said the benefits of more compact districts in the final map make it more likely to withstand a legal challenge than a proposal by Bethany Marcum, a fellow appointee of Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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Eielson Air Force Base may have a small nuclear power plant by 2027
The reactor would be contained in a structure that’s about the size of a conex shipping container
2,000 University of Alaska Fairbanks employees must get their COVID vaccines due to federal funding
UA interim President Pat Pitney announced the mandate, citing renewal of $300 million in federal contracts.
Alaska House members pitch PFD changes that aim to solve long-term budget problem
Under three of the proposals, dividends would be bigger than the checks Alaskans have gotten in recent years. But they would still be smaller than what Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants.
Episcopal Diocese of Alaska to investigate the history of church-run boarding schools for Indigenous children
Bishop Mark Lattime said the action was prompted by the discovery of unmarked graves where Indigenous children were buried at Canadian boarding schools.
University of Alaska interim president turns down UAF’s request for broad COVID vaccine requirement
Interim president Pat Pitney said she expects a federal vaccination mandate to apply to the entire UA system soon.