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Congress is on the verge of buying a stopgap icebreaker, but its $1.2 trillion bill has no money to build a new oneThe bill has $125m to buy a ship that Shell once employed in its ill-fated Arctic drilling venture. The Coast Guard would base it in Juneau.Garrett Boyle left the Denali Commission for the post. A prior chief says the job entails deep dives on dilemmas the senator faces.
The state Division of Elections is working to verify signatures for the anti-RCV initiative, as well as one to increase the state's minimum wage.Her chief of staff calls it a reflection of her special election and transition, but political adversaries say it could indicate trouble.Murkowski lauded Rep. Peltola, a Democrat, and urged legislators to put Alaska before party. She later endorsed Nikki Haley for president.
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