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Alaska Democrat lawmakers voice frustration over Trump bill passage
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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As the U.S. House of Representatives took final steps to vote on the tax-and-spend “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” following its passage in the Senate, Alaska Democratic Party officials called an emergency town hall Wednesday night to discuss the...
The milk wine monastery: Father Emmet Engel and the outlaw Alaska winery
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A photo of the Engel brothers (Emmet at left, George at right), originally published in the Oct. 29, 1972 edition of the Anchorage Daily News. (Photo by Neal Menschel) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David...
190 Alaska business licenses issued to out of state businesses during June 2025
Last Frontier News - Alaska
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July 6, 2025
Emend Healthcare 204 37th Avenue, No. 468, St. Petersburg FL, 06/02/2025 2217227 SD2, LLC 1420 Rocky Ridge Dr Ste 270, Roseville CA, 06/02/2025 2217228 Point Baker Trading Post 16400 Lois Lane, Riverside CA, 06/02/2025 2217232 Bossets Medical...
Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Juneau to hike and didn't return
Ketchikan Daily News - Alaska
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JUNEAU — Authorities say they have found the body of a woman visiting Alaska's capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking. The Alaska Department of Public Safety said the body of 62-year-old Marites...
King County jail audit finds issues in behavioral health services
The Courier-Herald - Washington State
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July 6, 2025
A King County Correctional Facility jail health audit uncovered key issues in how the jail provides behavioral health care, including racial disparities and effects of policies that could increase the chances of reoffending. On June 10, the King...
Book chronicles the hidden costs of war for Alaska Native communities
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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Holly Miowak Guise chose to title her book “Alaska Native Resilience,” because, she said, it perfectly captured the story she wanted to tell about the ways Alaska Natives experienced World War II, how the era impacted connections between the...
Pancreatic cancer survivor rides his motorcycle from Wisconsin to Alaska for awareness and fundraising
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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July 6, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Dan Winkelman, a 69-year-old from Stevens Point, knows how to tough it out in so many ways. He's beat the odds for eight years now, surviving a rare form of pancreatic cancer, and this might not even be his toughest journey...
Begich, Alaska Republicans hail passage of major tax bill
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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The U.S. House of Representatives finalized the passage of President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spend bill on Thursday, sending it to the White House following extensive debates and a narrow 218–214 vote. U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, celebrated the passage...
Nearly a month after Davis Park abatement, clean up efforts continue
Alaska's News Source
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July 8, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A group of volunteers in Anchorage came together to clean up Davis Park on Monday, after the abatement of the homeless encampment in Mountain View on June 17. The volunteer effort was organized by Parks and Recreation’s...
New threat coming for health care
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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July 6, 2025
Our region has already experienced a massive consolidation of hospitals in recent decades. Hazleton once boasted two local facilities that merged and then became part of the Lehigh Valley Health Care system based further south. Wyoming Valley...
Cruise Passenger Found Dead Near Juneau Following Alaskan Hike
Cruise Addicts - Georgia
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July 6, 2025
An Alaska Army National Guard helicopter unit located the remains of a cruise ship passenger Thursday night after she embarked on a hike close to Juneau. Marites Buenafe, a 62-year old woman from Kentucky, was aboard the Norwegian Bliss cruise...
Alaska’s David Norris earns sixth Mount Marathon title
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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David Norris greets fans as he runs down 4th Avenue during the 97th running of the Mount Marathon Race on Friday, July 4, 2025 in Seward. Norris won his 6th Mount Marathon Race this year. (Loren Holmes / ADN) SEWARD — It’s hard to parse the...
Body of cruise passenger is discovered after she failed to return to the boat at Alaska port
Daily Mail
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July 5, 2025
A cruise ship passenger's body was discovered late Thursday in the rugged terrain above Alaska’s capital city. Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, ventured off her cruise ship for a hike near Juneau, before being found dead below the ridgeline of...
Michael Tavoliero: Why Alaska must reverse Medicaid expansion
Must Read Alaska
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July 5, 2025
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO The State of Alaska now faces a pivotal decision that will define its financial trajectory and societal integrity for decades. Since the administrative expansion of Medicaid in 2015, the state has been weighed down by...
Indiana woman dies after suffering medical emergency on hiking trail at Cumberland Falls
WDRB - Kentucky
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July 5, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky State Police is investigating after a woman was found dead on a hiking trail at Cumberland Falls Friday afternoon. Kentucky State Police said 32-year-old Domnesha Scott, of Indiana, suffered a medical emergency...
Alaska’s US Rep. Begich: ‘No doubt’ before vote on big congressional budget bill
Alaska Beacon
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July 4, 2025
Alaska’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives said Thursday that he had “no doubt” that he was going to vote for the Republican-drafted budget bill that passed the House on a 218-214 vote Thursday. In a phone call after the vote Rep....
Trump's tax cuts vs. healthcare fallout: Will the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' backfire in 2026 midterms?
Firstpost
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July 5, 2025
Barack Obama had the Affordable Care Act. Joe Biden pushed through the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, President Donald Trump is staking his legacy on sweeping tax cuts. Like his predecessors’ landmark policies, Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is...
Alaska’s longest-serving state legislator, Lyman Hoffman, will not run for reelection in 2026
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, talks with colleagues on January 22, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) After nearly 40 years in Alaska’s state Capitol, Sen. Lyman Hoffman is calling it quits. On June 25, the Bethel Democrat confirmed that he will not seek...
You voted for budget cuts. Why are you crying now, Alaska?
Daily Kos
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July 5, 2025
Two Alaskan lawmakers—including one Republican and one independent—just published a hand-wringing op-ed in The New York Times warning that the GOP’s latest budget reconciliation bill will throw their state into chaos. The headline? “Alaska...
Anchorage protesters push back on 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Your Alaska Link
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Some protesters in Anchorage had a lot to say about the recent passing of the 'Big Beautiful Bill'. "These cuts will increase hunger in one of the most food-insecure states in our country," said one protester. "Up to 35,000 Alaskans are at risk of...