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.
Alaska needs more construction workers to get infrastructure projects off the ground
Now that roads and bridges are funded, who will build them?
While natural gas is vilified in Glasgow, Sen. Sullivan casts it as a climate savior
In the climate debate, natural gas is cast as both hero and villain.
Congressman Young, brushing off backlash, cheers Biden’s signing of infrastructure bill
Congressman Don Young, 88, also dispels rumors: Yes, he is running in 2022.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski announces re-election bid
Lisa Murkowski has so far raised $4.6 million for her '22 campaign. Trump has endorsed her conservative challenger.
The military sharpens its focus on the Arctic
As the Arctic warms, it increasingly has the potential to become an arena where world powers compete for dominance. While Russia and China are beefing up their Arctic presence, the Pentagon has been slow to make the Arctic a priority. Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin reports that may be changing.
Highways, ferries and more: What the federal infrastructure bill will fund in Alaska
All three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation voted for the bill.
What to know about Biden’s 3 COVID vaccine mandates
President Biden has issued three vaccine mandates. They cover different groups of workers, and they don’t cover everyone.
Native veterans get land allotments, 50 years after initial deadline passed
Two veterans got up to 160 acres apiece. Their land is near Goodnews Bay in Southwest Alaska.
Murkowski is the only Senate Republican who voted to advance voting rights bill
Democrats needed 10 Republicans to help them move the John Lewis voting bill. They got just one.
Ruling allows nurse practitioners in Alaska to prescribe abortion pills
A preliminary injunction halts part of a state law that restricts who can conduct abortions.
Alaska sues to challenge Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate for federal contractors
Ten states have filed a legal challenge, claiming the mandate violates state laws.
House version of Biden’s $1.75 trillion bill would cancel drilling leases in Arctic Refuge
The bill has a long way to go, but the latest version would repeal a 2017 provision opening ANWR to drilling.
Earmarks: They’re back, and Murkowski is using them to steer money home
Sen. Murkowski has a $230 million wish list of dozens of Alaska projects she wants in the next batch of spending bills.
A Republican Begich runs for Alaska’s US House seat, challenging Rep. Young
At 44, he's half the age of the congressman, whom he supported in 2020.
Exxon transfers Point Thomson operations on Alaska’s North Slope to Hilcorp
ExxonMobil will keep its ownership stake and "remains committed to Point Thomson," a spokesman says.
Sullivan takes issue with Biden vaccine mandate, asks employers to delay enforcement
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says employers should disregard President Biden’s vaccine mandate, keep unvaccinated workers on the job and wait for the courts to rule. "I think the president is going to lose that case in every court in America," he said.
Biden administration lets stand a judgment thwarting Willow, a ConocoPhillips drilling project in Arctic
A judge's decision reversed approval for the NPR-A project. The Biden administration did not appeal the ruling by Tuesday's deadline.
Voting reform bill stalls in US Senate. Alaska senators, like all Republicans, voted no.
The "Freedom to Vote" bill sets minimum standards and would make election day a holiday.
Nearly all workers at Providence and Alaska Native health care system are complying with COVID vaccine mandates
Local health care employers say more than 96% of their staffers are vaccinated.
Incivility in Anchorage: Ex-Assembly members do not approve
There was a time when the other side wasn't considered evil, they say.