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Environment

Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River Chinook salmon

The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about 2016 resulted in the lowest winter sea ice extent measured in 150 years.
News

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy sets state record for most vetoes in a single Legislature

Eight other bills await a final decision, plus the possibility of a multibillion-dollar tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
News

Key backer of RCV repeal caught in Medicaid fraud crackdown

Repeal Now is the latest campaign supporting an initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primary system.
Commentary

Big donor to campaign to end open primaries charged in big Medicaid fraud case

A big political donor has been charged in connection with a $619,000 Medicaid fraud case.
Arts and Culture

15 summer festivals in Alaska to add to your calendar pronto

The midnight sun makes summer the perfect time of year to get outside and explore Alaska’s festival scene.
News

Once-certain AKLNG tax cut deal unravels as legislators grapple with S-corp taxes, secret agreements and slights

Legislators are midway through the second special session of the year.
Anchorage

Urban Alaska’s high costs of living driven by health care and groceries

Juneau is the costliest of the state’s three major cities, followed by Anchorage and Fairbanks, according to the annual analysis by the Alaska Department of Labor.
Politics

Christian Nationalist lawmaker gets a slap on the wrist for threatening paper over Charlie Kirk coverage. She says she’s being silenced.

Homer Rep. Sarah Vance likely violated state ethics laws when she used her legislative office to threaten the Homer News over its coverage of a memorial she helped organize for Charlie Kirk.
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Veto governor

At this point, Mike Dunleavy's governing style may be defined less by the bills he signs than by the budgets he vetoes. He's becoming Alaska's veto governor.
Cartoon

“Alaska voters are savvy”

The effort to overturn ranked-choice voting and the effort to remove Petersburg's Dan Sullivan from the ballot share an underlying premise: that Alaska voters can't be trusted to figure things out for themselves.
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