Sen. Lisa Murkowski stopped in Bethel to celebrate the breakup of the Kuskokwim River. She says climate change “is a reality that we are seeing.”
Alaska's Energy Desk
Candidate Dunleavy said he had no plans to cut ferries, schools, university. Then Gov. Dunleavy proposed deep reductions.
Dunleavy’s shifting positions on budget cuts have left critics fuming. They argue that the governor made dubious claims on the campaign trail that were never debunked by a weakened mainstream media.
Melting ice is disrupting daily life in the Y-K Delta in the worst possible way
This spring has seen record-breaking warm temperatures across Alaska. In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the Kuskokwim River is melting early — with devastating consequences.
Dunleavy says money set aside for Alaska schools is subject to veto. Lawmakers disagree.
A new debate centers around whether Gov. Mike Dunleavy has the power to veto money that state lawmakers set aside for schools last year, for the upcoming school year — a practice called “forward funding.”
Caring for Alaska’s seniors during tense budget talks
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget proposes eliminating more than a third of the state’s funding for Medicaid. To achieve that, some hospitals and nursing homes could be paid less to provide skilled labor.
Dunleavy’s red veto pen looms over this year’s budget debate
The history of the governor’s line-item veto power dates back more than a half-century, to the Alaska constitutional convention that began in 1955.
Meet Alice Qannik Glenn, the podcaster who’s trying to get more young Alaska Native voices on the mic
With her podcast “Coffee & Quaq,” Glenn wants to spotlight the ideas and conversations of young Alaska Native people and broaden the range of stories that are told about Indigenous experiences.
Donlin promises economic development if mine goes through
Donlin Gold wants to build one of the biggest gold mines in the world in the Y-K Delta. The company promises to employ hundreds of local people to build and operate it.
Pebble backs lawsuit to halt Bristol Bay seafood association’s funding for anti-mine groups
Six Bristol Bay commercial fishermen are suing a regional seafood association they belong to over contracts it made with groups that advocate against the proposed Pebble Mine.
New York Times reporter discusses story revealing ANWR oil test well was ‘worthless’
The story uncovered a long-held Alaska secret: that the only exploratory oil well ever drilled in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was “worthless.”