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In 2024, more than 700 people living in Juneau worked for the federal government. It’s not clear how many are still employed amid the ongoing firings.

The vote was largely symbolic because the underlying resolution lacks support in the Republican-controlled U.S. House.

In a speech to the Legislature Tuesday, Alaska’s senior senator, a Republican, said the president has gone too far during his first two months back in office.

In Juneau and D.C., legislators try to keep federal chaos at bay, one phone call and story at a time.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that potentially over 100 federal Alaska jobs were cut and called the approach inefficient while bringing confusion, anxiety and trauma.

Despite “concerns” about both, Murkowski said the cabinet nominees had made key commitments about how they would lead their agencies.