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The facility will help alleviate pressure at the Alaska Native Medical Center, which also has launched an expansion of its emergency department.
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A decision is expected later this month in a case that could determine whether Alaskans get to vote on keeping the state’s new voting system.
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Most Alaskans wouldn’t know a Japanese knotweed if one hit them in the head. We need to change that right now.
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In some parts of the country, student scores in math still have not reached pre-pandemic levels.