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Campaign to boost Native voting combats both apathy and logistical challenges
Alaska Natives' voting participation has eroded badly, said the director of the Alaska nonpartisan organization Get Out The ...
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After sex scandal leads to judge’s resignation, Alaska prosecutors ask to vacate a conviction
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Anchorage has identified at least 44 cases in which Judge Kindred's actions are in question.
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Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago
Police disproportionately stop Black drivers in Chicago, according to our latest study examining racial bias in traffic ...
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Above Stikine River, Canadian government boosts huge mining project you’ve probably never heard of
The project is perched above tributaries of the Stikine River — a major salmon-bearing waterway that flows into Alaska’s ...
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On development, Peltola follows the lead of Alaska’s regional Native corporations
Democratic Rep. Peltola is in a tight race against Nick Begich, who has criticized her on the state's big mining and drilling ...
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David Levinson
David Levinson is a professor of transport who teaches at the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney in ...
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Nebiyou Yonas Tilahun
Nebiyou Tilahun is an associate professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois ...
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Michael J. Smart
Michael Smart is an associate professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University ...
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Wenfei Xu
Wenfei Xu is an assistant professor at Cornell University in New York.
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Alaska Native scholars propose statewide reading standards for the state’s Indigenous languages
The change would be a step towards parity for Alaska Native languages with the English language in the state’s education ...
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AIDEA considers loans for Cook Inlet drilling — and new oil leases and litigation in Arctic Refuge
The board of Alaska’s embattled economic development agency, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, is set ...
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A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better place to work and live
Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles writes in a commentary that Ballot Measure 1 will will benefit workers and businesses.