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House approves key social spending boosts in operating budget as Republicans cry foul

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska House approved its version of the state operating budget on Monday.
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Conservation group sues to limit pollock trawl fishing in Bering Sea to protect fur seals

Environment Alaska Beacon -
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Alaska on Wednesday, centers on the fur seal population on St. Paul Island.
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Current Cravings: ‘Fairbanks Foodie’ knows how to eat in the Golden Heart City

Arts and Culture Jenny Weis -
Upon reaching out, I sat down at Little Owl Cafe’s new 3rd St. location with Emily, the Fairbanks Foodie, to talk about food in the subarctic.
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Airline attendants protest Alaska U.S. Sen. Sullivan’s support of SAVE Act

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Chilly weather and a tight connection were nothing for the Alaska-based flight attendants who gathered outside U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s Anchorage office on Friday.
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‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
A half-century ago, the Indigenous Tsimshian village of Metlakatla, in Southeast Alaska, preserved its reservation when others in Alaska were terminated. Today, the reserve sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory.
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Alaska GOP governor candidate Click Bishop picks Iñupiaq leader Greta Schuerch as running mate

Elections Alaska Beacon -
Bishop is one of 18 candidates for Alaska governor.
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Legislators nix online age checks for social media, citing First Amendment concerns

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The online age-verification provisions that the Alaska House approved earlier this legislative session to limit social media use by minors are no more.
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2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds

Federal Government Alaska Beacon -
At least 2.5 million low-income people quickly lost help affording groceries under a Republican-passed law that added new requirements for the nation’s largest nutrition program.
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Trump threatens massive war crimes; Sullivan, Begich assent with silence

Opinion Dermot Cole -
Alaska’s Republican leaders, with the exception of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, still have nothing to say about their supreme leader threatening war crimes.
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Incumbents hold early advantage in Anchorage’s election

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Progressive and moderate candidates held advantages in early results from Anchorage’s Tuesday election.
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