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1 July Changes: Minimum Wage, Centrelink Payments, Parental Leave, Road Fines and Everything Else Coming for the 2025-26 Financial Year

World · Anchorage

1 July Changes: Minimum Wage, Centrelink Payments, Parental Leave, Road Fines and Everything Else Coming for the 2025-26 Financial Year

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New financial year means improved benefits for the less well off, and cameras that can see drivers using their phonesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA wage increase for low-paid workers, changes to superannuation and significant reforms to the pension are part of sweeping changes being made on 1 July.The end of the financial year is typically when state and federal governments change a range of legislation, implementin…See the Story

‘Dying on State-Managed Roads’: Safety Changes Lag as Pedestrian Deaths Rise on Anchorage’s Arterials

Gloucester, England · Gloucester

‘Dying on State-Managed Roads’: Safety Changes Lag as Pedestrian Deaths Rise on Anchorage’s Arterials

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

A 79-year-old woman killed by a cab on West Benson Boulevard in early June was the eighth pedestrian to die this year on a busy, state-maintained roadway.See the Story

Rep. Begich celebrates passage of tax-cut bill that could cause thousands of Alaskans to lose health coverage

Anchorage · Anchorage

Rep. Begich celebrates passage of tax-cut bill that could cause thousands of Alaskans to lose health coverage

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Alaska’s lone U.S. Rep. Nick Begich said he was “honored” to vote for the bill, highlighting provisions that are set to expand resource development in Alaska and increase spending on border security.Read Article

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in South Anchorage in June has died, police say

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Police this week also said they are looking for a hit-and-run driver in another pedestrian collision in June.Anchorage · Anchorage Read Article

ICE detainees held at Anchorage jail have been transferred out of state

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In a statement, the Alaska prison officials said the detainees had been “successfully transferred back to the custody of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.”Anchorage · Anchorage Read Article

DUI driver accused of fatally striking cyclist offered Anchorage officer $1,000 to ‘act like nothing happened,’ charges say

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Stephanie Dill, 40, remained jailed at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center on Monday on charges including manslaughter, DUI and bribery.Anchorage · Anchorage Read Article

Anchorage Cannabis Sales Top $25 Million in First Three Months of 2025

According to data released by city officials, Anchorage’s legal cannabis market generated over $25 million in sales between January 1 and March 31 of this year. The data from the Anchorage Finance Department’s Treasury Division shows that in the first three months of 2025, licensed outlets sold $25,655,639 worth of cannabis and cannabis products, resulting … Continue readingAnchorage · Anchorage Read Article

Michael O’Callaghan, who ran for Portland mayor last year, was killed in MAX train crash

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A former candidate for Portland mayor died Wednesday after being struck by a MAX train while riding a bicycle in Southeast Portland.Anchorage · Anchorage Read Article

Anchorage man takes Medicaid fight to D.C.

One man from Anchorage traveled some 4,000 miles to our nation's capital to speak with members of the Alaska delegation. As Your Alaska Link’s reports: He's fighting to keep criticalAnchorage · Anchorage Read Article

Anchorage clears its 2 largest homeless encampments

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Despite the fires, city officials say the abatement went well. There were no arrests, no injuries and people are no longer living in Mountain View’s Davis Park.Anchorage · Anchorage Read Article

Multiple fires set in Davis Park as abatement begins

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Multiple fires were seen burning Tuesday morning in Mountain View’s Davis Park as the city began clearing out homeless camps in the area.Anchorage · Anchorage Read Article