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.
Signature drive begins to rid Alaska of ranked choice voting
Organizers have a year to collect 27,000 signatures to put ranked choice voting on the 2024 ballot for repeal.
USA Today finds Peltola left university a year earlier than claimed
USA Today examined the education claims of all House freshmen. The paper found a problem in Rep. Mary Peltola's.
Finally, Peltola is sworn in for a full term in Congress
Along with the entire House of Representatives, Mary Peltola took the oath of office early Saturday morning.
How about an Alaska-style coalition to end the impasse at the U.S. House? Nice idea, Peltola says.
Rep. Mary Peltola says she's open to discussing a coalition majority. Here's why that's unlikely.
Peltola sees House speaker impasse as a symptom of bigger divisions
Mary Peltola was supposed to be sworn in for a full term in Congress. That didn't happen.
‘Arctic pay’ among the perks Congress is sending to improve military assignments in Alaska
Extra pay and travel reimbursements are aimed at boosting morale of Alaska-based troops.
Murkowski: ‘Never, ever, ever’ should we see another Jan. 6
Congress passed a reform of the Electoral Count Act, which U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski helped negotiate.
Mount Young: Aleutian volcano is renamed for explosive Alaska congressman
The mountain was named for a fierce creature. Now it will bear Don Young's name.
Alaska projects in $1.7 trillion bill have Murkowski beaming; Sullivan votes no
Murkowski got nearly half a billion dollars in Alaska earmarks. Sullivan says there was no time to read the 4,000 pages.
Rep. Eastman isn’t just an Oath Keeper but also supported their cause on Jan. 6, opposing attorney argues
Eastman intended "to be part of the insurrection on Jan. 6," a lawyer trying to disqualify the legislator said.
Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes testifies in Alaska Rep. Eastman’s defense
Would Oath Keepers overthrow the government? Their jailed founder says no.
Alaska Rep. Eastman claims Oath Keepers were in Capitol to protect police, not overthrow government
Eastman's attorney, Joe Miller, portrayed Oath Keepers as do-gooders whose bylaws don’t allow insurrection.
Wasilla Rep. Eastman’s qualifications trial delves into Oath Keeper ideology
Rep. David Eastman isn't accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol. But if he belongs to a group that did, his legislative career could be over.
Arctic Report Card 2022: Rapid climate change brings extreme events to the North
NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad says the changes are visible in diminished sea ice, plankton blooms, mass seabird die-offs, coastal erosion and damage to Arctic communities.
Alaska elections chief, never one for drama, makes an orderly exit after a big year
Gail Fenumiai is retiring just as Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom takes up her new duties, which include overseeing elections.
Is it legal for an Alaska legislator to belong to the Oath Keepers? That’s what a trial will decide.
A lawsuit alleges Rep. David Eastman's membership in an extremist group disqualifies him from office.
State of Alaska plans to sue feds over trail corridors across public land
The state intends to sue to gain title to rights of way in the Yukon-Charley Preserve.
How Alaska’s congressional delegation voted on the same-sex marriage and railroad bills, and why
U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congresswoman Mary Peltola split and united in surprising ways on recent bills.
EPA edges closer to banning Pebble Mine in Alaska. A veto is now just one step away.
Federal regulators are one step away from action that would permanently protect the Bristol Bay watershed
Murkowski, Sullivan support same-sex marriage bill, for different reasons
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the bill is more about protecting religious liberty than gay marriage.