Spanish-immersion students in Anchorage are well on their way to a goal of raising $10,000 to benefit fellow students in Puerto Rico hit hard by Hurricane Maria. That includes Romig Middle School’s sister school in Puerto Rico, teacher Anaely Leon-Hernandez said.
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As anger over crime boils over, Alaska lawmakers weigh changes to law
Lawmakers are trying to balance a body of research that supports changes they made last year, with the outrage about the current rise in crime.
Amid expansion, Anchorage police announce new strategy to fight violent crime
Anchorage Police Department is internally reorganizing to better respond as property and violent crime continue to increase in Anchorage.
Alaskans among victims of Las Vegas shooting rampage
Alaskan victims at the concert include Dorene Anderson of Anchorage and 35-year-old Adrien Murfitt who commercial fished out of Chignik. Both were killed. Rob McIntosh, 52, of North Pole, was wounded.
How Trump’s tax plan would affect Alaskans
The tax plan is already having one effect in Alaska: It undercuts one of the selling points for Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed payroll tax. If Congress passes the Republican tax plan, a statewide levy like the one Walker wants would no longer be an IRS deductible.
Chugach Alutiiq teachers preserve language in villages
Two remote learning students just graduated from a Kodiak College Alutiiq language program. They’re striving to keep the language alive in Port Graham and Tatitlek, two villages where Alutiiq, or Sugpiaq, people speak the regional dialect of Chugach Alutii
Ombudsman: Officers who made inmates strip acted wrongly
The state’s ombudsman’s office said staff at Spring Creek Correctional Center violated the law in 2013 when they stripped 12 inmates and locked them naked in cold cells without clothing, blankets or mattresses for up to 12 hours.
Walker says tax is needed to pay for services
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proposed a tax of 1.5 percent on wages and self-employment income. There would be a limit. No one would pay more than twice what they receive in an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend.
Mayors urge Alaska Legislature to take action on deficit
Mayors across Alaska are asking the Legislature to solve the state’s multibillion-dollar deficit during next month’s special session.
Next election may delay plan to fund state government
Candidates have been announcing plans for governor, lieutenant governor and the Legislature since July. And they’re taking positions that could make a budget deal more difficult.