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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Republicans can only afford to lose the votes of three GOP senators. Murkowski doesn’t like major elements of it. But how she’ll ultimately vote is unknown, even to the senator herself. -
The National Weather Service is short-handed in Alaska, the senator said. She asked Commerce Secretary Lutnick to ensure weather observation systems aren't compromised. -
A lot of stars had to align for Morris to survive, Seward Fire Chief Clinton Crites says. Morris spent two nights in the hospital but somehow escaped with little more than bruises. -
They've worked for decades to advance Alaska oil development. Pearce has been a legislator, federal appointee and consultant. Moriarty has led an oil industry trade association. -
Alaska's congressman says the bill will "drive some accountability" in the safety net programs. Critics say it shifts the costs to the state and will leave thousands of Alaskans uninsured. -
U.S. House Republicans want to require that beneficiaries work at least 80 hours a month. The hard part for recipients and the state? Coping with the monthly reports, advocates say. -
Democrats tried to whip up debate over drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Republicans sat silently and voted down all the amendments seeking to gut energy provisions in the reconciliation bill. -
The House GOP's "one big, beautiful bill" encourages oil and gas development in ANWR and other federal lands. It also forbids environmental lawsuits. -
People born in American Samoa aren't citizens. An advocacy group says Whittier residents charged with illegal voting should challenge that on constitutional grounds. -
It’s difficult to quantify how Trump has changed Alaska in the first 100 days of his term. But here’s what we know.
