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A growing number of schools are considering restrictions on smartphones amid a wave of research showing digital devices can have detrimental impacts on learning and mental health.
Darrell Evans, president of the Anchorage Police Department Employees Association, said in a statement Friday night that 14 recent homicides and seven police shootings “reveal the chaos our city is facing.”
Support from some national Republican figures who backed Dahlstrom has started shifting to Nick Begich III.
Rep. Tom McKay became the latest in a series of Republicans dropping out of races with more than one GOP candidate.