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• Contract negotiations between University of Alaska and its staff union begins

  03-08-2026 20:25 via ktoo.org
  A University of Alaska Southeast shuttle stopped at an intersection at UAS on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
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  The University of Alaska and its newest staff union have begun negotiations on its first contract. The university recently presented an initial contract proposal. But what’s in the proposal – as well as the university’s efforts to remove members from the union – are creating a
  
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• A women’s pro wrestling troupe in Fairbanks rings in a decade of bruises and bodyslams

  03-08-2026 19:45 via ktoo.org
  
  Chokecherry shoves the Golden Heartbreaker into the ropes while Mary Lou “Thunder Thighs” Fagan and Rocky look on during a FLOW show on Feb. 21, 2026. (Shelby Herbert/KUAC)
  Picture a dark, winter night in Fairbanks. The thermometer is stuck below minus-30. Most of the bars are quiet. It’s too cold to be outside, and if you’re looking for nightlife? Good luck.
  That is, unless you know where to find the wrestling ring. There, under bright, multicolored lights, a crowd of fa
  
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• First week of third gasline special session ends with no action by Dunleavy or Alaska Legislature

  03-08-2026 19:27 via ktoo.org
  
  The Alaska House of Representatives is seen on Friday, July 31, 2026, during a technical sesison. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
  The Alaska Legislature ended the first week of its third special session on the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline with no action.
  The session is for lawmakers to consider a property tax break to incentivize the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who called the session and set the agenda, has yet to propose legislation f
  
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