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TSA-style security screenings now required for visitors at Alaska State Capitol
Airport-style security screenings began Monday at the Alaska State Capitol for most people other than legislators, their ...
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Largest Juneau protest of Trump’s second term joins voices of discontent at events worldwide
What was projected as the largest single-day protest of the Trump administration nationwide on Saturday also was what some officials called the largest protest they’ve seen at the Alaska State Capitol ...
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Alaska Capitol will get airport-style security checkpoint, legislative panel orders
JUNEAU — The Alaska State Capitol will soon have an airport-style security checkpoint, screening all visitors to the building. The policy change was ordered on Monday by the Legislative Council ...
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Whether a ‘pickle’ or a ‘crisis,’ the Alaska House is struggling with a deficit budget
The Alaska Legislature’s quest to pass a viable state budget before the end of the legislative session in mid-May isn’t ...
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Juneau road and Nome port lose funding as Alaska Senate passes capital budget
Senators clawed back millions from previously funded projects to reduce the cost of the state’s construction and renovation ...
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Alaska Senate unanimously advances slim capital budget with school maintenance focus
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to advance the capital budget, which has an emphasis on school ...
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Lawmakers approve security screening checkpoint for Alaska State Capitol
Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol will soon have to go through a metal detector and have their belongings screened in an X-ray machine after lawmakers approved a new screening policy in a 9-4 ...
Alaska Capitol will get airport-style security checkpoint, legislative panel orders
The Alaska State Capitol will soon have an airport-style security checkpoint, screening all visitors to the building. The policy change was ordered on Monday by the Legislative Council, a committee ...