Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a land exchange agreement Thursday with King Cove's Native corporation, making way for the controversial construction of what many consider to be a lifesaving stretch of road.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed right-of-way permits for the road, intended to spur mining in Northwest Alaska.

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.

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.

The U.S. Transportation Department says it has secured funding to continue the Essential Air Service program, subsidizing routes to 65 Alaska communities, through Nov. 2.

Murkowski spoke about a range of controversial subjects and took questions from callers across the state.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski joins us on this Talk of Alaska to discuss the government shutdown and her recent votes in Congress.

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.

She was the only Republican to vote no on Trump’s nominee to be undersecretary of the Navy.