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Trail Blazers: Arleigh Hitchcock

During their childhood in Washington, cross country skiing was an important part of Arleigh Hitchcock’s connection to the outdoors.
Economy

CORRECTION: Tech firm sponsoring Adam Crum summit awarded $4M+ more than we reported

We have made corrections to the original article, which brings the total value of Alaska contracts awarded to firms affiliated with Saige Consulting Chairman Peter Corsell closer to $90M than the $80M figure we used. 
Commentary

‘We’re trying.’ Legislators warn AKLNG project may be too large a lift for session’s final days

On Monday, the Alaska Legislature appointed the conference committee on the operating budget, kicking off the 24-hour period that allows meetings to be noticed a day in advance and starting the final mad dash to adjournment on May 20.
Education

Amid shifting enrollment, House OKs bill to smooth funding roller coaster

There are many factors contributing to Alaska’s chronically tight public school district budgets, but one of the big ones is an exodus of students.
Oil & Gas

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 $90M+ 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.
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