Nearly 30,000 Alaskans are left without options when it comes to health insurance.
Federal Government
Herron asks legislature to support Izembek Road campaign
Alaska’s legislature is still searching for ways to connect King Cove and Cold Bay by building a road through a federal wildlife refuge.
Alaska Senate committee supports Native American veterans memorial
Plans are being made to build the American Indian Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Mendenhall Glacier inspires awe, demands respect
Visitors are urged to be cautious and be prepared when on lake ice, approaching glacier, or entering ice cave
Five nations tentatively agree to arctic fishing ban
The United States and four other Arctic nations have tentatively agreed to prevent commercial fishing in the high Arctic.
Dust-up in U.S. House hearing over bypass mail
Alaska’s Bypass Mail system took some punches in Congress yesterday. The chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, Darrell Issa, is renewing his attack on the postal system that delivers everything from lettuce to lumber in rural Alaska.
Tongass Democrats honor Alaskans with an admirable past
The group held its first Bartlett-Gruening Dinner to honor Alaskans who worked tirelessly for statehood
Bald eagles burned by flaming trash in Adak
In Adak burning trash has killed or injured at least ten bald eagles in the last few months. Now it’s now the subject of a federal investigation.
Bringing money to politics: A job for a pro
Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is shaping up to be a big-money affair. One hidden asset the campaigns deploy is the professional fundraiser.
Should humpbacks lose endangered status?
State officials want the federal government to remove some protections for Southeast and Southcentral humpback whales. But a noted researcher says it’s too early to do that.