Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Liz Ruskin is the Washington, D.C., correspondent at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at lruskin@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Liz here.
Rep. Peltola’s party-bending chief of staff departs
Alex Ortiz was the last chief of staff for Rep. Don Young and helped cement Peltola's image as bipartisan.
Alaska writer Don Rearden finds AI has his number, and it freaks him out
Don Rearden challenged a bot to write a poem. The result was trippy for him, and for reporter Liz Ruskin.
ExxonMobil says it plans ‘relatively limited’ Arctic investment
ExxonMobil told shareholders not to expect an expansion of Arctic activities. A second Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale is expected in 2024.
On trip to Ukraine, Murkowski calls aid ‘worth every penny’
The U.S. has given $35 billion in security aid to Ukraine. "An investment in the democracy of the free world," Sen. Murkowski calls it.
Alaska population dipped last year, Census Bureau finds
More people moved out of Alaska than into the state last year, but other population factors nearly offset the loss.
Alaskan sentenced in Jan. 6 riot at Capitol tells judge he needs a gun for moose defense
Aaron Mileur was sentenced to two years of probation. He'd like to modify one of the terms.
Peltola says charges against Trump further divide Americans
Rep. Mary Peltola avoided passing judgment on former president Donald Trump's indictment Tuesday, but called it "a bleak day for Americans."
ConocoPhillips can start road work for Willow Arctic drilling project, judge decides
Opponents of Arctic drilling project lose Round 1 in court.
With the Trump charges still sealed, Sullivan denounces prosecution as unjust
Sen. Sullivan's castigation of the decision to charge the former president contrasts with the neutral positions taken by the rest of the Alaska delegation.
UAA to house Ted Stevens papers
The collection fills 4,800 boxes, not counting a warehouse full of memorabilia.
Peltola speaks of Second Amendment rights, not gun control, following Nashville shooting
Rep. Mary Peltola on Tuesday plugged "Second Amendment rights and good values."
Judge likely to rule next week on halting Willow construction on Alaska’s North Slope
The Legislature and Alaska's congressional delegation have jointly filed an amicus brief urging the judge not to grant an injunction.
Arctic policy conference brings international leaders to Anchorage. Russia not included.
Arctic Encounter has taken on new focus as Russia's invasion of Ukraine put the Arctic Council on pause.
Alaska regulators examine ConocoPhillips’ 2022 Alpine gas leak near Nuiqsut
ConocoPhillips says it now monitors well pressure more closely and would use more cement to reinforce its wells if needed.
Willow protesters dog Biden as he touts his environmental achievements
The protests haven't been huge, but the focus on the Willow project could tarnish Biden's climate legacy.
Dunleavy nominates CDQ executive for North Pacific council
Rudy Tsukada is COO of Coastal Villages Region Fund.
On appeal, state wins right to challenge subsistence hunting decision for Kake
The state can try again to get a judge to rule that a 2020 emergency hunt was illegal.
Interior secretary rejects Izembek Refuge land exchange but commits to new process to get a road for King Cove
The move opens another phase of King Cove's long quest for road access.
Questions about Biden’s approval of Arctic drilling of Willow? We’ve got answers.
What we know about the permit ConocoPhillips won in the National Petroleum Reserve and the new limits Biden is imposing on drilling there.
Biden approves Willow oil project, announces new limits elsewhere in NPR-A
The Biden administration announced Monday that it will approve ConocoPhillips' Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.