This winter’s Alaska Marine Highway schedule has ferries running for more weeks than last year but still leaves some communities with large service gaps. The state Department of Transportation on Aug. 16, released a draft schedule for October through April.
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“To try and get the bear issue to drop before school starts we started issuing citations,” said Police Chief Jim Kerr. This follows a new garbage law passed by the borough last year requiring residents to make a “reasonable effort” to secure garbage.
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In Southeast Alaska, there were no competitive primaries for state House and Senate. All candidates in the primaries will advance to the ranked choice general election. In the House District 2 race, which includes Petersburg, Sitka, and most of Prince of Wales Island, independent Rebecca Himschoot of Sitka received 54 percent of the vote, with Republican Kenny Karl Skaflestad of Hoonah bringing in 46 percent.
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Petersburg’s borough assembly advanced a measure that would ease some restrictions on local government spending at a regular meeting, Aug. 15. The ordinance would eliminate spending limits in the municipal code for department heads and increase the amount the borough manager is allowed to spend without assembly approval from $30,000 to $75,000.
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Jason Grenn is the Executive Director for Alaskans for Better Elections, a non-partisan group that advocated for moving the state into the ranked choice system. He encourages voters to rank more than one candidate on the special election ballot.
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