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

Anchorage Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
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.
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Christian Nationalist lawmaker gets a slap on the wrist for threatening paper over Charlie Kirk coverage. She says she’s being silenced.

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
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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Data center critics flood Alaska land managers with opposition to North Slope project

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Hundreds of comments have been filed, with subject lines like "HELL NO! To ANY DATA CENTERS" and "NO AI".
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Shipbuilder submits bid to replace an iconic but aged Alaska state ferry

News Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
A Louisiana shipbuilder is proposing to build a replacement for one of the workhorse vessels in the Alaska state ferry fleet.
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Free legal aid services in Alaska get a boost from state and foundation funding

Courts Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
More Alaskans are set to have access to free legal aid as Alaska’s largest provider of legal assistance for civil cases gets a boost in short and longer term funding from the state and the Rasmuson Foundation. 
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With tens of millions at stake, feud over trans-Alaska pipeline value heads to court

News Victoria Petersen -
Alaska’s major oil companies, and three municipalities, have filed separate appeals of a state tax board decision that set the value of the pipeline at $13 billion.
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The contradictions behind Sullivan’s new bycatch bill

Environment Rachel Levy -
Last week Senator Dan Sullivan introduced his Bycatch Reduction Act, a bill that would theoretically strengthen reporting standards. 
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Alaska will have two Sullivans on the ballot, but will it have two Dans?

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
After today’s oral arguments in front of the Alaska Supreme Court, it’s all but certain that Alaska’s primary election ballot will have two Sullivans.
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Alaska brought on a right-wing attorney to defend the decision to remove Dan J. Sullivan from the ballot

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The lawyer hails from a conservative Lower 48 law firm and helped shield the Republican National Committee from being investigated over its ties to the Jan. 6 insurrection. 
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Confidential document guided Alaska senators working on natural gas pipeline tax break

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
A secret agreement provides the most detailed insight yet into one of the world’s largest prospective natural gas projects.
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