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Education

Alaska’s bipartisan coalitions boost hope for working-class issues like school funding, retirement reform

Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system helped deliver bipartisan majorities in both chambers. Members and labor leaders say this will help prioritize investments in working-class issues.
Arts and Culture

Fairbanks soup stops to warm your insides

When I have a cold, I need soup.
Arts and Culture

Creative Currents: Seeking inspiration with Natalie Rei

Palmer-based muralist, watercolor artist and printmaker Natalie Rei has a new artistic process.
Arts and Culture

The Scrubber Loophole in Alaska’s Cruise Industry

Concerns over Juneau’s relationship to the cruise ship industry have been on the rise in recent months. Between the Ship-Free Saturday campaign and the...
News

Dunleavy warns proposals to balance the budget will drive Alaskans away. They are already leaving.  

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a budget proposal on Thursday that contains a $1.5 billion deficit with no plan to pay for it other than drawing down the state's limited savings.
Arts and Culture

Current Cravings: A Cookie Jar breakfast

The Cookie Jar was repeatedly described to me as the diner Fairbanks goes to eat a big brunch after a race, a game or...
Elections

Recount affirms survival of Alaska’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system

The Alaska Division of Elections completed the recount of Ballot Measure 2 on Monday.
Arts and Culture

Creative Currents: Making ‘The Space We Breathe’

Following on the tails of a week-long residency earlier this summer, artists Danielle Stickman and Emily Sullivan are sharing pieces created while in Norway on Arnøya, Sápmi.
Federal Government

Amid uncertainty, reproductive rights advocates see silver lining in Alaska’s election results

The election of Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress is expected to bring new challenges for people to access abortions, reproductive health care and gender-affirming care nationwide, but advocates in Alaska see hope in state's election.
Federal Government

USDA funds food security initiatives across Alaska

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded several Alaska-based organizations substantial grants to help fortify food security in the state. The funding will help a...
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