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Effort to recall the North Slope Borough mayor is moving forward
The borough clerk has issued a recall petition in response to residents’ complaints about the mayor using public funds to pay ...
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Alaska’s population is slowly increasing. So why isn’t Southeast's?
The state’s population surpassed 740,000 people for the first time this decade in 2024. That’s nearly 8,000 more people than ...
Peninsula Clarion on MSN3d
Assembly to consider request to Alaska Legislature for 5% property tax increase cap
The resolution was postponed until the next meeting amid questions from assembly members about how the cap might work.
Alaska Public Media22d
Recall effort targets North Slope Borough mayor over use of public funds for family’s travel
No other borough code in Alaska mentions compensating officials for family members' travel expenses. Clerks from eight Alaska boroughs said their policies explicitly prohibit the practice.
Alaska Supreme Court says North Slope principal’s insult not protected by free speech
Former Point Lay school principal R. Brett Stirling was fired in 2022 for incompetence but challenged that decision ...
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Borough Assembly approves 12 consent items
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly unanimously approved all 12 items on its consent calendar, only removing one item about a resolution supporting the re-establishment of an Alaska Marine Highway ...