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In the last 28 years, Alaska’s rural school districts have made close to 1,800 requests to the state to maintain and repair their crumbling public schools, which also frequently serve as emergency shelters.
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In the last 28 years, Alaska’s rural school districts have made close to 1,800 requests to the state to maintain and repair their crumbling public schools, which also frequently serve as emergency shelters.
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
Only 14% have been approved.
(Published March w/ KYUK and @npr.org)
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“If you’re just an average citizen, you can’t even get in the line,” said a lawyer rep'ing a man seeking a pardon for decades-old tax crimes.
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“If you’re just an average citizen, you can’t even get in the line,” said a lawyer rep'ing a man seeking a pardon for decades-old tax crimes.
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”