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Alaska births and deaths both declined in 2023, and population total held steady, state says
Alaska’s population total remained almost unchanged in 2023 at 736,812, an increase of 304 from 2022, according to the Alaska ...
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Early voting in Alaska is off to a fast start and is on pace for a record, figures show
On Monday, Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich urged supporters to vote early and lock in their votes.
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Three states had paid leave on the ballot. Voters in each one overwhelmingly approved them
In Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska, where voters supported President-elect Donald Trump, they also voted to expand paid sick ...
In much larger numbers than in past years, Alaskans opted for early voting in 2024
Alaskans this year made a dramatic shift from past years in their voting practices, choosing in large numbers to cast their ...
Juneau Empire5d
My Turn: Charting a course toward seafood independence for Alaska’s vulnerable food systems
As a commercial fisherman based in Sitka and the executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA), I’ve spent decades navigating Alaska’s challenging waters and the headwinds ...
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Alaska’s first votes appear to show disproportionately high Democratic interest
In Alaska, any voter can vote absentee, but someone who wants to receive a blank ballot in the mail must request it — ballots aren’t sent automatically. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic ...
CBS News on MSN12d
Voters in 3 red states cast ballots on paid sick leave
The coronavirus pandemic underscored the importance of paid sick leave, a benefit to help workers and their families when ...
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Alaskans charged $5.78 billion for hospital stays last year, state report says
Being a newborn baby was the top reason for hospitalizations, while childbirth complications ranked third on the list, the ...
Juneau Empire on MSN9d
Seward, an Alaska tourism hotspot, gets grant for shore-based system to power docked cruise ships
The Port of Seward, which serves a coastal Kenai Peninsula town that is a tourism hotspot in the summer, has received a $45.7 million grant to develop a system to cut air pollution from visiting ...
Medical Xpress29d
Disparities observed in mortality during COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE ... observed-to-expected mortality ratios were the American Indian or Alaska Native and Hispanic populations (1.34 and 1.31, respectively).
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Voters in These Red States Okay Paid Sick Leave
Voters in Missouri and Nebraska approved ballot measures Tuesday that guarantee paid leave for sick workers. Alaska voters seem poised to pass a similar measure that has a wide lead. These two ...