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Economy

‘You’d be crying at the pump’: This Alaska village’s gas was $8.44 — before the Iran war

Gas and heating fuel prices in rural Alaska were already high. An impending spike from the Iran war could "wipe out" communities.
Elections

Matt Buxton’s definitive way-too-early tier list of Alaska’s candidates for governor

The filing period for Alaska’s statewide races closed on Monday, setting up an expansive, 17-candidate field for the state’s next governor.
Arts and Culture

Pressing Silence: Haines is for the misfits

A Sitka native and current Haines resident, Baylee Pearson spent the last 10 years between the two locales taking inspiration from the lands she’s spent a lifetime on.
News

Reinbold loses bid to revive lawsuit against Alaska Airlines over flight ban

In an order issued in late May, the district denied a motion from Lora Reinbold to revive a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines.
Commentary

Risk-averse legislators dismiss the AKLNG ‘razzle dazzle’ to drill down on the giga-project’s details

The biggest takeaway from the first full week of hearings on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed multi-billion-dollar, multi-decade subsidy for the natural gas pipeline project is that the state sure is lucky that lawmakers’ efforts to rush the bill through didn’t pan out.
Anchorage

Where We’re Anchored: May

The theme for May is nurture, so I typed, “what does it mean to be nurtured?” into Google’s search bar and hit “enter."
Commentary

Trump’s war triggers extraordinary GVEA price hike, $46 a month

The average residential member of the Golden Valley Electric Association will see a $46 monthly increase in electric bills next month.
Cartoon

AI comes to Alaska

Some Alaska officials are pushing to turn the state into a hub for AI data centers.
Opinion

Dunleavy’s latest vetoes are a reminder that a lot will have to wait for a new governor

Alaska’s 2026 regular legislative session came to a largely smooth ending last week.
Opinion

The invisible weight of the room: Grief, governance and the labor of belonging

I stepped into the Alaska State Capitol this January in a season of quiet transformation.
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