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Mat-Su Assembly candidate fired from UAA police force after workplace misconduct investigation (opens the original)
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PALMER â A Mat-Su Borough Assembly candidate whose campaign includes references to his law enforcement experience was demoted and later fired from the University of Alaska Anchorage police force in 2025. Chris Chiavetta made comments that created a hostile work environment and then sent a threatening letter to a witness in the investigation into his behavior, according to university and court documents. Chiavetta is a Republican candidate running for Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly District
Mat-Su Assembly bans borough use of Flock-style license plate readers (opens the original)
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PALMER â The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is banned from buying or using automated license plate readers under an ordinance unanimously approved by the Mat-Su Assembly this month. The measure also blocks the borough from spending money on contracts that use such systems or allowing federal or state officials to install them on borough land or in borough rights of way. Automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs and widely sold by technology company Flock Safety, became a nationwide flashpoint
Mat-Su Assembly calls for industrial projects at Point MacKenzie, West Susitna; opposes AIDEA transfer (opens the original)
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The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly this week formally opposed a state plan to transfer nearly 20,000 acres of recreation land near Houston to Alaska’s development agency and called for potential development projects to instead be located at Point MacKenzie or in the West Susitna area. The Assembly unanimously approved the resolution during a regular meeting Tuesday. The state Department of Natural Resources proposed the transfer last month. It would give 30 square miles of land abutting Hous
Mat-Su moves ahead with school concealed carry program using state, taxpayer funds (opens the original)
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PALMER â The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will use state and local taxpayer funding to cover startup costs for a new program allowing teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons in schools, district officials said. School board member Andrew Shane helped spearhead the concealed carry program and initially said he planned to propose an amendment directing the district to move forward with the policy only if officials could secure outside funding. That amendment was ultima
Monitoring Cook Inlet beluga whales | Outdoor Explorer (opens the original)
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Early fall is whale-watching season for Cook Inlet beluga enthusiasts, and a perfect time for the whale-curious to catch a peek at these giant white mammals as they hunt and eat in the waters just outside Anchorage. With only about 300 of this endangered species out there right now, a group of scientists and their citizen volunteers keep tabs on their health and movements. So what do you need to know about the Cook Inlet beluga, and how can you help keep watch, too? Join Outdoor Explorer host Am
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