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Six houses remain targeted for demolition and four have been removed. The city is looking to expand the program.
The Next Step initiative, a program launched by the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, has moved 177 people into housing, and provides them a year of rent assistance and case management support.
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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.
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.