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State commission approves new borough government in northern Southeast Alaska

A five-member state commission has approved plans for a new local government centered on the Southeast Alaska town of Hoonah. Approval sets the stage for a local election on the proposed Xunaa Borough. If voters approve the borough’s creation, Hoonah will be dissolved as a town and reincorporated as a city-borough with governmental authority over […]