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Ordinance criminalizing some homeless camping in Anchorage is the city’s latest flashpoint

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton - July 15, 2025

Editor's note: This post was written ahead of Tuesday's vote, where the Anchorage Assembly approved the initiative 7-5, but slipped through the cracks with publishing. We're publishing it now to document the attitudes heading into the ordinance's passage. The...

Ditch the crowds: Underrated hikes around Anchorage

Anchorage Jenny Weis - July 14, 2025

Tourists love Flattop. Locals know better hikes.

Must Read Alaska mistakes one John Williams for another in ‘on-brand’ blunder

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton - July 10, 2025

And just in case you're wondering, no, renowned composer John T. Williams is not running for the U.S. House in Alaska.

Alaska’s Planned Parenthood clinics get a break from Trump megabill

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton - July 9, 2025

Murkowski negotiated Alaska carve-outs in Trump’s megabill, but failed to secure one for Planned Parenthood access.

Murkowski didn’t spare Alaska from Trump’s megabill; she just delayed the pain

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton - July 9, 2025

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called her decisive vote for Trump’s megabill “agonizing.”

Current Cravings: Spenard Food Truck Carnival

Anchorage Jenny Weis - July 9, 2025

The quality of the food is almost always the most crucial factor in dining out. Except, I recently realized, at a food truck fair.

Trump administration freezes millions in grants to Alaska schools

Education Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon - July 7, 2025

The withheld grants are aimed at instruction improvements, English language learning, and other areas in schools.

Trail Blazers: Kelsey Gray

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan - July 3, 2025

When Kelsey Gray first started rock climbing, the sport changed his life.

Dunleavy calls special session while legislator is on deployment in bid to skirt veto overrides

News Matt Acuña Buxton - July 2, 2025

Gov. Dunleavy called a special session starting at the beginning of August, ostensibly to push for policies that legislators have already rejected.

ICE transfers detainees from Alaska prison, but questions remain around due process and conditions

Federal Government Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon - July 2, 2025

Thirty-five men from out of state held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex were transferred back to Washington state, but advocates say their detention raises serious concerns.

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U.S. Rep. Nick Begich told legislators to get on board with the LNG pipeline project. They’ve got questions.

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