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

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A big political donor has been charged in connection with a $619,000 Medicaid fraud case.
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Trump’s war triggers extraordinary GVEA price hike, $46 a month

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The average residential member of the Golden Valley Electric Association will see a $46 monthly increase in electric bills next month.
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Sullivan asks small campaign donors to help pay his Golden Age gasoline bills

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Sen. Dan Sullivan says he needs help from donors who can chip in $3, $5 or $10 to help pay his campaign gas bills.
Oil & Gas

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

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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.
Commentary

Dan Sullivan blamed president for fuel prices crushing Americans

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There were many reasons for that price spike, but Sullivan blamed it all on the president.
Commentary

Begich the Third joins extremists in ‘Sharia-Free America’ Caucus

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He clearly excels at joining caucuses in Congress. He lists his membership in all of the above on his website except for the Sharia-Free America Caucus.
Opinion

Trump threatens massive war crimes; Sullivan, Begich assent with silence

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Alaska’s Republican leaders, with the exception of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, still have nothing to say about their supreme leader threatening war crimes.
Commentary

AIDEA discovers reasons to keep $268,000 study secret

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It was three weeks ago that Randy Ruaro told legislators that he knew of “no reason” why he would continue to keep a $250,000 state-funded study of AIDEA secret.
Federal Government

Sullivan support group claims $1 trillion cut strengthens Medicaid

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This story was originally published by Dermot Cole, Reporting from Alaska. Sen. Dan Sullivan voted last summer for the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cuts...
Commentary

Sullivan voted to cut Medicaid by $1 trillion

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“So I think you were the guy,” an irritated Sen. Dan Sullivan said to Sen. Forrest Dunbar Wednesday, “that asked me last year about Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security.”
Commentary

Sullivan takes umbrage when Dunbar asks if he would ever say no to Trump

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Sen. Forrest Dunbar again asked Sen. Dan Sullivan a good question, one of the six questions allowed before the legislative discussion was cut off.
Commentary

Drop the hysteria: AIDEA reform package has real potential

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AIDEA’s investment decisions are almost always driven by the politics of whoever is governor at the moment.
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