The road would stretch 211 miles from the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District east of Kotzebue and would cross Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
Government
Coalition of Tribes and states seeks to block sale of National Archives building in Seattle
The facility houses an immense collection of historical documents and records, including records about Alaska and the Indigenous peoples of the area.
Sitka Tribe scores one win in herring lawsuit and tries for another
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska in November won another round in its legal fight with the state over the management of the commercial herring fishery. And next week the court will hear new oral arguments and decide whether the state has upheld its constitutional responsibilities in its management of the fishery.
For the fourth year in a row, Alaska’s population declined
Alaska’s population dropped by nearly 4,000 people — or 0.5%– last year, according to estimates released from the state.
‘Hope and horror’: Juneau residents respond to the riot in Washington D.C.
Many wondered aloud on social media why the D.C. rioters were treated differently than those who protested for racial justice in 2020.
How Murkowski escaped mob violence at the Capitol
“The angry mob can interrupt,” Sen. Murkowski said. “But they cannot rule. We will not let them rule.”
Protesters follow local Alaska lawmakers in backing Trump’s attacks on election integrity
Claims of voter fraud have been debunked. Over 60 legal challenges to the election outcome from the Trump campaign have failed. But central peninsula House representatives have made the same claims that drove the mob in D.C. — that the 2020 election was fraudulent.
An ‘imperfect system’: Getting Alaska’s seniors signed up for the COVID-19 vaccine is not going smoothly
“The bottom line is, is that we had a limited amount of appointments, and a lot of people wanting to make an appointment,” said the head of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination task force.
Alaska lawmakers react to news of violence at the U.S. Capitol
Sen. Gary Stevens says he’s become more patriotic as he’s become older, but questioned what has gone wrong in the country that led to Wednesday’s events.
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker arrives in Unalaska, prepares to patrol Arctic waters
The nation’s sole heavy icebreaker arrived in the Aleutian Islands this week for the first time since 2013.