![This is a detail of House District 29 in the state legislative map adopted by the Alaska Redistricting Board. It was the subject of much of the closing arguments on the last day of a trial on five redistricting cases. [Detail of screen capture from Alaska Redistricting Board site]](https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2202111-district-29-detail-340x199.png)
Much of Friday was taken up by whether the board treated residents of Valdez and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough fairly when it put them in the same district.
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City of Fairbanks asks judge to consider Fairbanks Four civil rights case in two stages
The City of Fairbanks is asking that the Fairbanks Four federal civil rights case be considered in two stages, starting with a ruling on the validity of the 2015 prison release agreement that barred the men from suing the city or state.
Online news outlet Alaska Landmine sues Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration over access
The lawsuit names Gov. Mike Dunleavy, his spokesman Jeff Turner and his Chief of Staff Ben Stevens — three people Landfield said he has tried to talk to to find out why he’s being locked out of press conferences.
Alaska judge dismisses lawsuit against backers of oil tax initiative
An Alaska judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against the backers of a ballot initiative that would raise taxes on the state’s three largest oil fields.
Industry groups are suing the people behind the oil tax ballot initiative, arguing they gathered signatures illegally
The oil tax initiative would raise the minimum tax and eliminate oil tax credits for Alaska’s largest legacy fields: Prudhoe Bay, Kuparuk and Alpine.
Female Denali Commission employees file discrimination complaints against boss
At least four female employees have filed civil rights complaints against the top executive at the Denali Commission, according to an Anchorage lawyer.