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James Brooks, Alaska Beacon

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
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James Brooks is a longtime Alaska reporter, having previously worked at the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Mirror and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. A graduate of Virginia Tech, he is married to Caitlyn Ellis, owns a house in Juneau and has a small sled dog named Barley.

More problems at Alaska’s state-owned investment bank, conservation group concludes

The reports arrive as AIDEA seeks permission from the Alaska Legislature to borrow as much as $300 million for a variety of as-yet-unidentified mining projects.

Friction affects Alaska’s influential Bush Caucus

Three non-Republican House majority members frequently diverge from the state’s farthest-north Republican, who was appointed by Gov. Dunleavy

With handwritten amendment, Alaska House votes to raise state’s age of consent

The decision won’t be final until at least Monday, when the House is scheduled to vote on the underlying bill.

Anchorage Democrat alleges governor threatened Republicans before veto vote, prompting denials

Fairbanks’ school board president amplifies a version of the claims, but targets say the allegations are baseless.

Ranked choice supporters ask judge for pre-election ruling on repeal group’s misdeeds

A group pushing to preserve Alaska’s ranked choice voting system seeks expedited court ruling on state regulators’ decision to penalize repeal supporters.

Federal highway officials reject Alaska transportation plan, citing 24 pages of flaws

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