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Anchorage School Board races feature wide gaps in platforms and experience →

Anchorage School Board candidates weighed in on the district's budget, student safety, data and student performance during a recent candidate forum. Two school board seats are open in the April 7 election.

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Here's how some Alaska lawmakers are trying to get rid of daylight saving time →

The twice-a-year clock shift has long irked Alaskans. State lawmakers for years have tried to change it.

Conservation group study asserts Ambler Road will cost Alaska billions →

The head of the state agency behind the road responded that it's working to nail down a final cost, and said there are many unknowns and potential savings.

Trump administration plans to end ban on bear baiting in Alaska national preserves →

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the proposed rule will restore the state's previously established authority to manage sport hunting and trapping in Alaska's national preserves. (via Alaska Beacon)

In Trump's Washington, Congress has little power left →

"Right now you're seeing the Republican Congress be more deferential to our Republican president," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski. "And we're forgetting that we have a role in this process."

In other political news

U.S. and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight →

How ICE officers defied court orders as immigrant arrests soared in Minneapolis →

After slashing federal jobs, Trump administration ramps up hiring →

Oil prices swing wildly as Iran war threatens transport routes and production across Middle East →

Republican congressman says Muslims 'don't belong in American society' →

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