Democrats met Tuesday in Bethel to discuss who should replace Rep. Zach Fansler if he resigns or gets expelled from his seat. About 20 of Fansler’s constituents filed into an empty classroom on Bethel’s Kuskokwim University campus in Bethel and tried to decide what to do.
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Kodiak mayor testifies before U.S. Senate committee
The U.S. Senate committee on energy and natural resources held a hearing Tuesday on natural disasters. The city of Kodiak’s mayor Pat Branson was a part of a six-person panel and testified on the city’s recent tsunami scare.
Deep water release required for rockfish in Southeast Alaska in 2020
In two years, anglers sport fishing from a boat in Southeast Alaska will be required to have a device on board for releasing rockfish well below the surface, which is already a requirement for the charter boat fleet. Alaska’s Board of Fisheries made the change during their January meeting in Sitka.
How voters with disabilities are blocked from the ballot box
Many people with disabilities cannot mark paper ballots without assistance, so they rely on special voting machines that are equipped with earphones and other modifications.
Sen. Wilson disciplined for retaliating against aide in press conference
The Legislature’s human resource manager wrote that Wilson undermined an investigation by claiming the incident didn’t happen.
Q&A: Candidate for Congress Dimitri Shein pushes health care for all
Dimitri Shein is a Democrat from Anchorage running for Republican Congressman Don Young’s seat. The 36-year-old father of six was in Juneau recently and stopped by KTOO to introduce himself.