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‘Exhausting and demoralizing’: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal cuts

Published 10:30pm Thursday, July 31, 2025

A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees

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USDA ends regional food program, pulls $6M from Alaska businesses

Published 10:30pm Tuesday, July 22, 2025

On July 15, the Alaska Food Policy Council was notified that the USDA had terminated the Regional Food Business Center Program “effective immediately.”

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Threads of the Tongass: Building a sustainable future

Published 9:30pm Thursday, July 17, 2025

“These students can look back and say, ‘I helped build that. I was a contributor.’”

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Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?

Published 9:30pm Wednesday, June 18, 2025

A look at the lands and energy pieces of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and where they stand right now in the U.S. Senate

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NOAA firings, cuts will reduce services used to manage Alaska fisheries, officials say

Published 9:30pm Monday, June 9, 2025

Data analysis, salmon research and other services will be impacted, officials say.

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Praise but no firm promises, as Trump administration officials talk Alaska oil and gas

Published 9:30pm Wednesday, June 4, 2025

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said gas pipeline could get access to a green-energy loan program.

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New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal plant produces

Published 9:30pm Monday, June 2, 2025

Startup planning operation near North Slope oil fields would power computers with natural gas.

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As Trump officials visit Alaska, feds announce plans to remove some restrictions on Arctic drilling

Published 9:30pm Sunday, June 1, 2025

The Trump administration plans to lift environmental protections on roughly half of the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope, reopening the area to possible ... Read more

Coastal Alaskans see commercial fishing limits as a ‘crisis.’ Lawmakers don’t.

Published 9:30pm Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Legislature adjourned without addressing expanding access to commercial fishing careers.

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My Turn: Funding sustainable fisheries

Published 9:30pm Monday, May 26, 2025

Spring is always a busy season for Alaska’s fishermen and fishing communities. The air is full of anticipation as we prepare for the inevitable surprises ... Read more

Proposed Medicaid cuts in Alaska: A protest, a Senate resolution and where things currently stand

Published 9:30pm Friday, May 9, 2025

Some Republicans in D.C. balk at full $880B reduction; work requirements, other trims still in play.

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Alaska Senate approves pared-down budget draft while warning of ‘coming storm’ in state finances

Published 9:30pm Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Proposal now goes to the House; if lawmakers reject it there, further negotiations are in store.

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Alaska Senate committee’s draft budget has a surplus — and that’s a sign of trouble

Published 9:30pm Friday, May 2, 2025

Committee leaders say they’ve created a “buffer” against a huge expected deficit in 2026.

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Alaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend

Published 9:30pm Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Under-construction state operating budget now goes to Senate, which is expected to make further cuts.

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How Alaska Native youth are protecting the land for their future ancestors

Published 9:30pm Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Four women devoting careers to preservation of Indigenous lifeways under threat in Alaska.

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Opinion: The peril of reintroducing defined benefit pensions in Alaska

Published 9:30pm Wednesday, March 5, 2025

As Alaska faces one of its most difficult fiscal challenges in decades, a bill to radically expand Alaska’s retirement plan for government workers is winding ... Read more

20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money

Published 9:30pm Saturday, March 1, 2025

Draft long-term plan calls for six new ships in eight-ship fleet; public comments open until March 30.

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Full-time faculty members ratify tentative agreement with University of Alaska

Published 9:30pm Wednesday, February 26, 2025

87% approve pact that still needs OK from Board of Regents and funding from Alaska Legislature.

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Alaska improves slightly to a C on Infrastructure Report Card, state ferries still at bottom with a D

Published 9:30pm Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Authors say Biden-era funding bills a key reason for improvement, ponder impact of Trump’s cuts.

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My Turn: Alaska’s responsible resource development is under threat

Published 9:30pm Monday, December 30, 2024

By Tom Conner

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