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Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators said over the weekend they won’t support Republican Donald Trump for president, not after seeing him brag on a 2005 videotape that being a star meant he was free to grab women by the private parts. Rep. Charisse Millett, an Anchorage Republican and the state House majority leader, also announced Sunday she’s no longer supporting Trump. But as of today, the Republican party in Alaska was officially sticking with Trump.

According to Pew, Alaska is one of only two state funds whose purpose is well-defined by state law.

Alaska is one state where the public has relatively easy access to its elected officials, and Governor Bill Walker put some time aside to speak with the community during a visit to Kodiak on Friday. The Chamber, the Afognak Native Corporation, and the City of Kodiak hosted a state update at the Afognak building and reserved time to hand the mic to members of the audience.

A property owner won’t be able to build additional residential dwelling space into a warehouse on Petersburg’s waterfront. Petersburg’s borough assembly Friday morning voted to deny an appeal of a Planning and Zoning Commission decision. Bill Menish applied for a conditional use permit for a warehouse on his property at 710 South Nordic Drive, right…

Mike Pence is defending Donald Trump –and joining attacks on Bill Clinton — after a weekend where he criticized his running mate, and there was speculation that he might leave the Republican ticket.

The House speaker told Republicans “you all need to do what’s best for you in your district” and that he will not defend Donald Trump or campaign with him over the next month.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton slung personal insults throughout the second debate and were often at each other’s throats.

Election winners Dan DeBartolo and Steve Whitney will continue their orientation to the school board after they’re sworn in at the next meeting.

The Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Candle Light Service was held at the downtown Juneau fire station on Saturday evening.