20 Republicans helped deliver the rebuke of President Trump. Rep. Begich wasn’t among them. Traditionally, the Alaska delegation has been among the most labor-friendly of GOP members of Congress.
Government
Alaska Department of Corrections reports record-tying 18 deaths in custody this year
Advocates and lawmakers are calling for the reinstatement of an independent oversight body to investigate and help prevent deaths, as well as changes to medical and geriatric parole.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy says he’ll propose a property tax break for planned gas pipeline
Gov. Mike Dunleavy plans to propose a two-mill property tax for the Alaska LNG project, 90% lower than the state’s tax on other oil and gas infrastructure.
Former state medical board member dies in house fire after arrest for child sexual abuse images
Alaska State Troopers said in a bulletin Monday that Dr. Ryan McDonough died in a weekend fire at his home in Wasilla.
Finalists for new Juneau fire chief present their plans for the department
Juneau’s city manager is expected to make a decision next week.
Federal lawsuit could scrap Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center improvement plan
After a federal court ruled that the U.S. Forest Service’s plan violated a procedural law, the Juneau resident who filed the suit is asking the court to squash it.