A year ago nearly every member of the Legislature voted to extend the program until 2024. As both Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature made clear, there is a way to keep the program going.
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Asked if he would spend less than the Legislature appropriates for health programs in Alaska, the commissioner refused to answer. This tells me he plans to spend less than the Legislature appropriates.
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While the Dunleavy administration tries to reassure Alaskans about weakening PFAS pollution standards, a battle between two federal agencies shows that the Trump administration is not speaking with a single voice.
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As the state defends the drive to privatize API, it makes a far-fetched claim that a union lawsuit could force closure of the hospital.
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The Ohio experts don’t mention that Alaska has the lowest tax burden in the country and many of its residents think that good schools and functioning public services may be a key to the state’s economic future.
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The Dunleavy administration decision to exaggerate the statements from EPA and reverse an Alaska effort for more stringent regulation on PFAS pollution in drinking water has opened the door to years of regulatory delay.
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In its lawsuit seeking a court order to halt the privatization plan, the union says it is false to give credit to Wellpath for the accreditation decision because the work to comply took place before Wellpath arrived at the hospital in Anchorage. The calendar confirms the union charge.
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The pastor of the church, Aaron Richert, posted on Facebook in defense of the Dunleavy plan for a 41 percent budget cut to the University of Alaska.
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The truth is that Dunleavy wanted to get elected and the best way to do that was for him to peddle a fiscal fantasy—no cuts in services, no taxes and larger Permanent Fund dividends. The contradictions between his campaign and his administration have gone largely uncovered by the news media in Alaska.
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If there is a perfect example of why the Dunleavy administration PFAS policy is a disaster for public health, it is found in the waters of Kimberly Lake, where the pollution problem has been redefined out of existence.
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