Liz Ruskin
Washington, D.C., CorrespondentLiz Ruskin is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Alaska Public Media. She covers the state’s congressional delegation, public lands and resource development policy from the nation’s capital, and also from Anchorage. She has worked at Alaska Public Media since 2013.
She previously worked at the Anchorage Daily News and started her career at the Homer News. She’s a graduate of West Anchorage High School and the University of Washington. She has a master’s in journalism from the University of Missouri.
In addition to her news stories, Liz writes a fortnightly newsletter called Alaska At-Large.
Outside of work, Liz is an avid baker of bread. She likes to hike and ski, explore historical sites around D.C. and tend her little house in Anchorage.
Reach Liz at lruskin@alaskapublic.org.
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The senator has voted for all but two of Trump’s nominees. She says she has to find a way to work with the administration to press Alaska’s concerns. -
The Alaska senator blasted President Trump for mass firings and choosing Russia over Ukraine. -
Begich and his staff kept a firm hold on the mic, frustrating those who wanted him to face tougher questions about Trump's employee dismissals and funding cuts. -
Many probationary employees have gotten news that they’ve been fired, and others are bracing for an email they’re sure is coming. -
Republican support for the bill may be scarce because it requires defying a Trump order. He wants to revert to the name Mount McKinley. -
Despite “concerns” about both, Murkowski said the cabinet nominees had made key commitments about how they would lead their agencies. -
Alaska's senior U.S. senator says Trump is overstepping as he dismantles agencies. She offered no fail-safe way to keep the president in his constitutional lane. -
Our newsroom is trying to gauge the potential impact of these cuts and we want to hear from you. -
In a state where federal spending is “our No. 1 industry,” the threats of dismissal are demoralizing -
President Trump is moving to change the name of Alaska’s tallest peak back to McKinley. Some 95% of respondents to our question want him to back off.
