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Alaska mandatory sick time measure poised for passage; other races too close to call

The Pacific Seafood Processors Association had urged Alaska voters to reject Measure 1, arguing it would add labor costs to a sector already under pressure

By Jacob Resneck | Nov. 6, 2024 16:28 GMT
US representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat from Alaska, speaks during a US congressional candidate debate on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Kodiak, Alaska. At left is Republican candidate Nick Begich, and at center is Alaskan Independence Party candidate John Wayne Howe. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
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A ballot measure opposed by the seafood sector that would provide guaranteed sick leave to workers in the US state of Alaska is winning by a large margin based on preliminary results released Wednesday (Nov. 6) morning. [...]

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