Liz Ruskin
Washington, D.C., CorrespondentLiz Ruskin is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Alaska Public Media. She covers the state’s congressional delegation, public lands and resource development policy from the nation’s capital, and also from Anchorage. She has worked at Alaska Public Media since 2013.
She previously worked at the Anchorage Daily News and started her career at the Homer News. She’s a graduate of West Anchorage High School and the University of Washington. She has a master’s in journalism from the University of Missouri.
In addition to her news stories, Liz writes a fortnightly newsletter called Alaska At-Large.
Outside of work, Liz is an avid baker of bread. She likes to hike and ski, explore historical sites around D.C. and tend her little house in Anchorage.
Reach Liz at lruskin@alaskapublic.org.
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Only a few Alaska disasters have qualified for a federal program that distributes as much as $85,000 per household. -
Democrat Matthew Schultz has taken to the streets to rally against the budget reconciliation bill Nick Begich claims as a big achievement. -
Nearly all the homes in both towns were damaged and a tribal administrator said it was unsafe to stay. -
The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We're moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.” -
A Coast Guard commander recounted scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, searching for debris to hold onto. -
The Central Yukon Resource Management Plan took 12 years to craft. Many in the region say it would've protected subsistence resources from mining and other resources extraction. -
Sen. Sullivan says the crime rate justifies sending in the troops. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, on the other hand, considers it inappropriate. -
Murkowski spoke about a range of controversial subjects and took questions from callers across the state. -
The Ambler Road would enable development in a mineral-rich area of Northwest Alaska. Road opponents worry it would endanger the landscape and wildlife. -
The state has enough money to pay WIC benefits for the first week of the shutdown. It's unclear what happens after that. In past lapses, the state found money to keep the program running.
