To curb Fairbanks pollution, Alaska officials say, the EPA should focus on its wood-stove certifications, while the agency wants additional improvements, including at power plants.
Federal Government
Anton McParland: The backstory of the tall guy behind Mary Peltola
At Peltola’s congressional office in Washington, D.C., McParland’s vibe is more camp counselor than boss.
Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions
The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.
With broadband set to expand across Alaska, Sullivan calls for regulation of social media, ‘big tech’
Sullivan suggested there may be a bill or bills that would limit social media to users aged 16 and older.
Alaska’s Native and political leaders praise Supreme Court decision on Indian Child Welfare Act
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a federal law used in many Alaska adoption and child custody cases.
EPA has new rules for oil spill dispersants
A group of Alaskans filed a lawsuit in 2020 to force the EPA to rewrite the rules.
Supreme Court affirms Indian Child Welfare Act
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito were the lone justices to dissent. The decision represents a major victory for federal Indian law and tribes across the nation.
Murkowski and Sullivan take opposing views of Trump indictment
Sullivan issued his statement before the indictment was unsealed.
Rear Admiral Megan Dean takes the helm of the Coast Guard in Alaska
Dean said she thinks it’s important for other women in the Coast Guard to see someone like them in positions of leadership. But she rejects the idea that being a woman makes her more or less capable in this role.
Sullivan votes against lifting debt ceiling, saying the bill didn’t have enough money for military
The U.S. Senate passed a bill to avoid defaulting on the federal debt Thursday night, on a 63-36 vote.