After president’s slashing of government, those affected told to justify how their existence serves him.
Constituents across Alaska feel unheard by congressional delegation, take the lead in community outreach.
Senator takes barrage of friendly and confrontational questions from lawmakers about Trump’s agenda.
Rural communities depend on service for food shipments.
Senator addresses flood concerns, federal firings, Medicaid worries in annual speech to Legislature.
The Alaska House of Representatives is asking Congress to fix a problem with a program that pays money to rural school districts affected by the… Continue reading
DOT worker says he’s supposed to resume work Thursday; Forest Service worker says status still unclear.
Recently I was asked by a friend to volunteer at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to help keep the doors open and the outdoors safe… Continue reading
Trump administration moves quickly on additional mass firings, despite some being declared illegal.
Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy and Interior departments affected by order.
Trump administration seeks to make government more efficient; fired employees say opposite will happen.
More than 10% may be let go from agency that oversee weather forecasting, Suicide Basin monitoring.
Authors say Biden-era funding bills a key reason for improvement, ponder impact of Trump’s cuts.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to retract directives that prompted the firing of thousands of federal workers, saying that those directives… Continue reading
Officials say cuts may result in 100,000 Alaskans losing Medicaid coverage, 70,000 losing SNAP benefits.
Federal workers told Saturday by Musk failure to reply by Monday would be treated as a resignation.
As visitor center continues lectures and kids’ events, fired employees get a show of community support.
