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AIDEA to spend $190 million on ANWR with no public review or public hearing

The rubber-stamp board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is likely to vote Wednesday to approve a $190 million ANWR spending plan.
Environment

Six months after Halong, typhoon survivors tell senators Alaska villages need more than disaster aid

Hearings on Kipnuk and Kwigillingok exposed FEMA delays, relocation gaps and growing calls for a federal climate migration framework
Cartoon

The shredder stays on

The state had a chance to make Alaska’s election system work better for the people who often face the biggest barriers to voting
Economy

Tech vendor sponsored revenue chief Adam Crum’s nonprofit, then he awarded $80M+ in state contracts

A free glacier cruise for state treasurers preceded public contracts to firms tied to a data infrastructure investor building the most ambitious natural gas plant in the world
Arts and Culture

[Insert Art], Ketchikan’s own art collective

It all started back in 2017 across the country in Burlington, VT, at an empty-walled apartment on Hungerford Terrace.
Cartoon

Current Cartoons: Pensions for me, not for thee

A bill to restore pensions for Alaska’s public workers cleared the Legislature for the first time in nearly two decades, despite opposition from some lawmakers who have benefited from pensions themselves.
Arts and Culture

Sofra brings Turkish brunch to Anchorage

Enter Sofra (1443 W Northern Lights Blvd), the new Turkish breakfast and lunch cafe.
Arts and Culture

Where We’re Anchored: April

Making April’s theme, “Voices”, was my attempt at centering my photo column around a current event, like Anchorage’s municipal election.
News

Alaska lawmakers raise concerns with Dunleavy’s attorney general pick ahead of confirmation vote

Stephen Cox defended controversial legal positions in his first eight months in office, as some lawmakers questioned if they are contrary to Alaska law and Alaskans’ interests.
Elections

Two Southeast Alaska Republicans just made sure Dunleavy’s election bill veto stands

The Alaska Legislature was poised to override another one of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes this morning.
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