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According to the National Institute of Justice, 84.3% of Alaska Native and American Indian women experience violence in their lifetime, and Alaska ranked fourth in the nation for highest MMIP ....
No endgame in sight in Juneau Advertisement. For information about purchasing ads, please click here. No endgame in sight in Juneau The 121-day constitutional session limit is less than two weeks away, and there is no end in sight. The House kicked the operating budget back to the rules committee on Sunday after it became clear they did not have the 21 votes to pass a budget. Tension between the mostly Democratic House Majority and Republican Minority came to a boiling point on Sunday when minority members complained that all of their amendments were being not heard. One of those members, Representative Steve Thompson (R – Fairbanks), stated that he had intended to vote yes, but changed his mind because of the process. But Thompson was the one who motioned to adjourn on Saturday night, meaning the budget would go into third reading the next day. When a bill is in third reading, amendments cannot be heard, only debate on the bill itself before a final vote. Thompson ....