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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Mat-Su to weigh all-day phone ban for students across district
May 07, 2025
The ban includes phone use during lunch and passing periods.
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New Mat-Su special ed group looks to connect parents with district officials
April 23, 2025
The group’s first meeting is scheduled for April 28.
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Mat-Su school district reaches settlement in lawsuit over student free speech rights
February 28, 2025
The district must allow student political speech but can dictate the time and place of student protests, according to an agreement.
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Officials plan Palmer Courthouse expansion as caseloads swell
February 13, 2025
The courthouse is one of the busiest in the state and needs room for more judges, officials said.
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Parents, staff push back on Mat-Central overhaul as district readies proposal
January 31, 2025
The changes include a shift in graduation requirements, higher homeschool allotment payments and class fee increases.
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Grocery shoppers willing to pay more for Alaska Grown produce, study finds
January 16, 2025
The majority of Alaska’s produce comes from Mat-Su.
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A Mat-Su borough plan to borrow city health powers could unlock millions in opioid help
January 06, 2025
Under the proposal, the borough would use the cities’ health powers to significantly expand the types of organizations eligible to access funding for opioid-related treatment, prevention, recovery and harm-reduction services.
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A newly proposed state trooper post would bolster patrols near Willow and Talkeetna
December 23, 2024
The post was proposed in response to local concerns about an inadequate trooper presence in the area, highlighted by community feedback following a 2023 kidnapping and double homicide linked to drug trafficking.
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Mat-Su voters back major road and school funding while incumbents keep their seats, preliminary results show
November 06, 2024
The bonds cover the cost of construction for road upgrades and three new public charter school buildings.
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All Mat-Su schools to stock anti-overdose medications under new state rule
September 03, 2024
The rule requires schools to keep on hand at least two doses of opioid overdose reversal drugs aimed at reducing drug-related deaths.
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A long-term Mat-Su Borough road strategy relies on voters to regularly OK new tax rates
July 29, 2024
The region’s growing population means borough officials will need more voter-approved bond projects to pay for road fixes.
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First review set for new borough library panel tasked with examining challenged books
July 12, 2024
The Mat-Su Borough citizens’ committee is tasked with reviewing books questioned in borough public libraries.
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Rerouted trail ready for use after Mat-Su landfill expansion disrupts system connection
June 13, 2024
The landfill expansion came as a surprise to some trail users who said they stumbled upon the dirt work late this spring and found no direct way to continue along the trail network.
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Mat-Su school officials return challenged books to library shelves following internal review
June 12, 2024
More than a dozen books in Mat-Su school libraries community members community members challenged last year have been returned to shelves after district administrators determined they do not violate a state law against distributing indecent material to children.
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