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The Daily Alaska Codex is the newsroom's reference of the organizations, people, places and projects that appear in The Daily Alaska's coverage of Alaska housing, energy, politics, the economy and everyday life. Each entry is maintained by The Daily Alaska newsroom and links to the stories that mention it.
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- Alaska Business Hall of FamePrograms
An annual recognition program that inducts Alaska companies and business leaders noted for long-term durability, economic impact, and philanthropy.
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- Alaska ConnectPrograms
Alaska Connect is the state's online portal for applying to public assistance benefits, including heating assistance.
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A statewide permit issued by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation that sets stormwater requirements for construction projects disturbing one acre
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- Alaska Marine HighwayPrograms
The Alaska Marine Highway is the state-operated ferry system connecting coastal Alaska communities, including routes through Southeast Alaska.
1 stories · 1 updates this month
- Alaska MedicaidPrograms
Alaska Medicaid is the state-administered program that pays for health and long-term care services, including billing from licensed assisted living homes.
1 stories · 2 updates this month
- Alaska Permanent Fund DividendPrograms
The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is an annual payment made to eligible Alaska residents from earnings of the state's Permanent Fund.
4 stories · 7 updates this month
The proposed program would have automatically enrolled Alaska workers without an employer retirement plan into a state-run investment account funded by a five p
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- Alaska UnlockedPrograms
Alaska Unlocked is a University of Alaska Southeast pilot program that charges all undergraduate students the in-state tuition rate regardless of residency.
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- Anchorage 2040 Land Use PlanPrograms
The Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan is the Municipality of Anchorage's long-range land use framework guiding zoning decisions, park protection, and trail corridor
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- Anchorage 3% Sales Tax ProposalPrograms
The Anchorage 3% Sales Tax Proposal is a municipal plan to introduce a citywide sales tax with revenue split among property tax relief, public safety and infras
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- Anchorage ADU Plan CatalogPrograms
A Municipality of Anchorage program offering free, pre-approved accessory dwelling unit building plans already cleared through the city's permitting process.
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The Anchorage ADU Pre-Approved Plans Program is a city initiative offering homeowners free, pre-approved building plans for accessory dwelling units to speed ap
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- Anchorage child care fundPrograms
A Municipality of Anchorage fund that uses cannabis tax revenue to support struggling child care providers serving working families.
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- Anchorage Education Tax LevyPrograms
A 2026 Anchorage ballot measure that would have raised $11.8 million in property tax revenue to hire 80 new classroom teachers and support staff.
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Anchorage's rental property tax exemption program gives developers a property tax break on the building itself for at least 20 years if they construct eight or
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A Municipality of Anchorage program requiring short term rental operators to register, pay a fee, and meet safety and occupancy rules before offering stays in t
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A municipal program approved by the Anchorage Assembly requiring short term rentals such as Airbnbs to register with the city to track their number and impact o
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- B-3 commercial zonePrograms
B-3 is a commercial zoning designation in Anchorage municipal code that governs allowable building types, height, and design standards in commercial corridors.
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- BEAD ProgramPrograms
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program is a federal initiative distributing billions of dollars to expand broadband infrastructure, including roug
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The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program is a federal initiative that funds broadband infrastructure projects to close connectivity gaps in unserved
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- Campaign AlaskaPrograms
Campaign Alaska is a U.S. Marine Corps initiative establishing a permanent Marine rotation and full time arctic operations presence in Alaska.
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- Community Justice Worker ProgramPrograms
The Community Justice Worker Program, run by Alaska Legal Services Corporation, trains non-attorney community members to help Alaskans navigate court proceeding
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Sponsored summer concert series at the Alaska State Fair's Borealis Theatre in Palmer featuring a lineup of touring acts each season.
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- Constitutional Budget ReservePrograms
The Constitutional Budget Reserve is a state savings account that requires a three-quarters supermajority vote of the Alaska Legislature to access for spending.
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- Construction General PermitPrograms
The Construction General Permit is a statewide Alaska permit governing stormwater discharge and erosion control for construction projects that disturb ground.
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- Cost of Power AdjustmentPrograms
The Cost of Power Adjustment is the pass-through fuel and purchased power charge Alaska electric utilities like Matanuska Electric Association add to member bil
1 stories · 7 updates this month
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- Denali KidCarePrograms
Denali KidCare is Alaska's children's health insurance program, covering doctor visits, prescriptions, dental, and vision care for kids under 19 in qualifying h
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- Early Head StartPrograms
Early Head Start is a federal program that provides early childhood development and family support services to low-income pregnant women, infants and toddlers.
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- Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrograms
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a structure that gives a company's employees equity ownership, often used to transition family-run businesses to worker owne
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A City of Fairbanks program offering up to five years of property tax rebates and permit fee waivers to qualifying residential and commercial construction and r
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- FCC Alaska PlanPrograms
The FCC Alaska Plan is a federal program providing funding, roughly $1.5 billion, to support telecommunications infrastructure in Alaska.
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- Flock CamerasPrograms
Flock cameras are automated license plate reader systems used by governments and police departments nationwide to scan and track vehicle plates.
0 stories · 1 updates this month
The Franke Medical Student Scholars Program is a scholarship fund created with a 25 million dollar gift from the Franke family to cover half the tuition for 30
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- Green LinePrograms
The Green Line is a MACS Transit bus route connecting Fairbanks and North Pole.
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- Grey LinePrograms
The Grey Line is a MACS Transit shuttle route that loops Farmers Loop Road between Fred Meyer East and the UAF Wood Center.
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- Head StartPrograms
Head Start is a federally funded early childhood education and family support program serving low-income children from birth to age five across the United State
1 stories · 2 updates this month
- Healthy Homes grantPrograms
The Healthy Homes grant is a $2 million program administered through Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services to help income qualified homeowners repair serious
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- Healthy Spaces teamPrograms
The Healthy Spaces team is an Anchorage Parks and Recreation crew tasked with removing litter, illegal dumping, and camp debris from the city's parks, trails, a
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- Heating Assistance ProgramPrograms
Alaska's Heating Assistance Program helps eligible households cover winter heating costs through a single annual payment made directly to a household's fuel or
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- Indian Health PathwayPrograms
The Indian Health Pathway is a WWAMI training track built around tribal health care and traditional healing for students pursuing medicine in Indigenous communi
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- InstagramPrograms
Instagram is a Meta-owned photo and video sharing social media platform subject to new time-limit and safety requirements for minors under the 2026 settlement.
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- Matanuska ColonyPrograms
The Matanuska Colony was a 1935 federal relocation program that brought farming families to the Mat-Su Valley, founding the town of Palmer, Alaska.
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The Missing Middle Housing Opportunity Overlay is an Anchorage zoning proposal letting property owners along certain traffic corridors opt in to looser rules fo
1 stories · 1 updates this month
- Missing Middle Housing OverlayPrograms
The Missing Middle Housing Overlay is an Anchorage Assembly zoning proposal intended to allow more housing units on existing lots in established neighborhoods w
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- National Gold Star Schools awardPrograms
The National Gold Star Schools award is a national recognition given to schools for positive culture, support systems and family and staff engagement.
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- Nationwide PermitsPrograms
Nationwide Permits are a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorization program used to streamline approval of common wetlands and in water construction activities
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- NewPlayFestPrograms
NewPlayFest is a national new-play development program run by the American Association of Community Theaters that selects a small number of community theaters t
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- Permanent Fund DividendPrograms
The Permanent Fund Dividend is an annual cash payment made to eligible Alaska residents from earnings of the Alaska Permanent Fund, with the amount set each yea
4 stories · 7 updates this month
- Pre-approved ADU Plan CatalogPrograms
The pre-approved ADU plan catalog is an Anchorage municipal program offering free, code-compliant accessory dwelling unit building designs to speed up construct
1 stories · 0 updates this month
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- Raiz ScholarshipPrograms
The Raiz Scholarship is a training program through Raiz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Eagle River that covers free training for community members, starting with a loca
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- Red LinePrograms
The Red Line is MACS Transit's busiest bus route serving the Fairbanks area.
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A federal program that allocated $272 million to Alaska this year to support rural health care infrastructure and services.
1 stories · 4 updates this month
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The Short-Term Rental Registration Program is a Municipality of Anchorage requirement that all units rented for fewer than 30 days register with the city, with
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- Storefront Improvement ProgramPrograms
A City of Fairbanks program that provides matching funds of up to $50,000 per project to upgrade commercial building exteriors in downtown Fairbanks.
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The Transit-Supportive Development Overlay was an earlier Anchorage zoning proposal aimed at easing housing density rules along transit corridors, paused in 202
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- Vision ZeroPrograms
Vision Zero is a traffic safety strategy framework adopted by cities worldwide aiming to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries through road redesign, spe
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- Wildfire Interface Service AreaPrograms
The Wildfire Interface Service Area is a proposed Anchorage funding mechanism that would charge properties in wildfire prone areas to pay for brush thinning and
1 stories · 0 updates this month
- Winter Trails ChallengePrograms
The Winter Trails Challenge is an annual Fairbanks North Star Borough program encouraging residents to log time on local trails through activities like skiing,
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- WWAMIPrograms
WWAMI is the regional medical school program that Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho share to train physicians, with Alaska students completing cour
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A $272 million state funding allocation intended to improve health care access, infrastructure, and workforce in rural Alaska communities, required to be awarde
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- 10,000 Homes in 10 YearsPrograms
10,000 Homes in 10 Years is Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's stated goal to spur construction of 10,000 new homes across the city within a decade.
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