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Voters: Primary election voting has begun. Vote now.

National parks: Congress wants to tackle the deferred maintenance backlog in national parks, with $100 million for Alaska. A welcome approach to “America’s best idea.”

Alaska Native languages: New grant will help a tribal organization operate a Tlingit Language Immersion program.

Ninth circuit: Senator Dan Sullivan’s mission to split up the largest appeals court in the country builds momentum.

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Illegal fishing: 16 TONS of illegal salmon? This MUST stop.

Computer virus: The Mat-Su Borough is brought to its knees by a computer virus, some services go offline.

– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska