ADN’s partnership with ProPublica on public safety to continue into second year
The first year of reporting stands as an invaluable look at the problems facing public safety in Alaska.
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Dunleavy promised to fund VPSO recruits, but his administration is undermining recruitment: Report
It’s easy to promise to fund VPSO recruits if there aren’t any.
ACLU threatens legal action against Nome police for ignoring the rape of Alaska Native women
The ACLU is threatening a lawsuit against the police department for the “decades long indifference to the safety of Alaska Native women in Nome.”
‘Stay tuned to the radio,’ Dunleavy said in wildfire update right before vetoing public radio funds
The satellite-based emergency relay network is still in place, but the vetoes will hit rural public radio stations that also play a strong role in keeping their communities informed and safe particularly hard.
DOJ declares law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska, bringing immediate funding
The funding will go directly to Village Public Safety Officer programs, local police and other rural public safety services.
AKLEG Day 49: Sexual assault bill targeting ‘Schneider loopholes’ advances in Senate
The bill is tailored to address multiple issues raised in the no-jail sentence of Justin Schneider for a shocking 2017 kidnapping and sexual assault on a woman.
AKLEG Recap, Day 112: Senate rejects move to advance Bree’s Law bill to vote
The Senate also rolled out a capital budget with an extra $4 million for public safety, the brewery battle is getting serious and all but one legislator has approved a bill dealing with sexual assault training.
AKLEG Recap, Day 71: Walker signs fast-track budget to keep ferries, Medicaid running
The House continued to be frozen over the operating budget.