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Alaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend
The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $6.2 billion draft state operating budget, putting Alaska on ...
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Alaska House reapproves another missed-deadline bill from last year
House Bill 31 would eliminate the need for some fishing boats to be registered with the Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Alaska State Legislature honors North Pole flag football team for state title
Members of the 34th Alaska State Legislature honored the Patriots for winning the state’s inaugural ASAA-sponsored Flag ...
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100 years of waving in the Oklahoma wind: Historical society celebrates flag birthday
Attendees at the Oklahoma Historical Society's centennial celebration for the Oklahoma state flag were served slices of flag cake. Oklahoma’s state flag celebrated its 100th birthday on Wednesday. To ...
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Lawmakers approve security screening checkpoint for Alaska State Capitol
Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol will soon have to go through a metal detector and have their belongings screened in an X-ray machine after lawmakers approved a new screening policy in a 9-4 ...
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Denny Hamlin reveled in his zest for trash talk after ending long winless drought
And the victory at Martinsville (the Virginia track a few hours west of his hometown of Chesterfield, a Richmond suburb) ...
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State imposes ‘unprecedented’ conservation measures for Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon
is among the state’s largest, local fleets. Although Sand Point doesn’t have its own king runs, fishermen intercept salmon that migrate through the region. (Theo Greenly/KUCB) The Alaska ...
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Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in schools and government buildings
Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings after the Republican governor announced he was allowing a ban on unsanctioned flag ...
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DIGGING DEEPER: State, federal efforts to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KTTC) – A first in the nation as Utah state lawmakers ... at similar flag bans. Last week, a law was enacted in Idaho banning pride flags in schools. A separate bill is advancing ...
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Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings after the Republican governor announced he was allowing a ban on ...
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Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings after the Republican governor announced he was allowing a ban on ...
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From Outdated to Offensive: America’s Most Debated State Flags
Not all U.S. state flags are created equal—some have become flashpoints for political, cultural, and historical controversy. From symbols tied to the Confederacy to flags critiqued for their ...