Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
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U.S. Senate passes bill with $168M for JBER runway extension and other military projects
A 5.2% pay raise and provisions to help Alaska Native Corporations win defense contracts are also in the bill.
State asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse EPA’s veto of Pebble Mine
The EPA “confiscated state property and created a de facto national park," the state argues.
Why sockeye flourish and chinook fail in Alaska’s changing climate
Scientists say they have clues to help explain this tale of two salmon.
Murkowski says she’d choose Manchin over Biden, and says Trump ‘should be done’
Sens. Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski are centrists and allies, particularly on energy issues.
Judge tosses Alaska suit against feds over contaminated ANCSA lands
The federal court decision blocks a possible avenue for forcing a solution to a decades-long problem.
$23M project for homeless youth kicks off in Wasilla
Founder Michelle Overstreet says it started with a phone call from Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Peltola votes against military bill, citing partisan amendments
Service members deserve reproductive freedom, says Peltola, who missed 30 votes Thursday due to illness.
Begich announces he’ll challenge Peltola for Alaska’s U.S. House seat
Republican Nicholas Begich III is taking another run at becoming Alaska’s next member of Congress.
Sen. Sullivan says American support for Ukraine will wane if allies don’t spend more on defense
In Lithuania, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan stressed that other NATO countries need to pay more for their defense.
Anton McParland: The backstory of the tall guy behind Mary Peltola
McParland is Rep. Mary Peltola's chief of staff and campaign manager. No aide is closer to her.
Murkowski boosts her resolve to help Ukraine after visit to NATO allies
“We can't get soft on our support for Ukraine," Murkowski told reporters.
ConocoPhillips faces potential fine of $914,000 for Arctic gas leak
State regulators propose a civil punishment for last year's gas blowout at Alpine
Dunleavy again vetoes research project on salmon bycatch
The $513,000 would have looked into the origin of salmon caught by the Bering Sea pollock fleet.
Dunleavy slashes education funding boost as part of budget vetoes
Vetoes total more than $200 million, including half of the one-time boost the Legislature added for schools.
Tons of fish caught in Russia sold in America, despite import ban
Fish valued at several hundred million dollars are able to evade the ban by diverting to China first.
EPA has new rules for oil spill dispersants
The EPA has updated its rules on the use of chemicals to disperse oil spills.
Murkowski and Sullivan take opposing views of Trump indictment
Murkowski says the charges are serious and “cannot be casually dismissed.” Sullivan says they'll likely do the country "lasting damage."
Salmon are disappearing on the Yukon and Kuskokwim. Here’s what to know about the crisis this summer.
The region is bracing for another dismal subsistence harvest.
Hilcorp fined again for deviating from permit at Milne Point
The company was fined $267,000 for substituting equipment without authorization, the latest in more than 60 compliance issues.
Sullivan votes against lifting debt ceiling, saying the bill didn’t have enough money for military
Alaska's U.S. senators split on Thursday's bill to prevent defaulting on the federal debt, which passed in a last-minute compromise.