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Current Cravings: ‘Where should we go to eat in Anchorage?’

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
If you live in Anchorage and hosted visiting friends or family, you’ve been asked this question.
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Dunleavy’s oil tax secrecy reveals the faults in Alaska’s oil system

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s oil tax system is complicated even by tax standards.
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Trail Blazers: Jessie Herman-Haywood

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
For Jessie Herman-Haywood, snowboarding is more than a hobby — it’s a lifestyle.
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Dunleavy’s veto of oil tax transparency bill leaves legislators wondering, ‘What are you hiding?’

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
On Monday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that legislators had hoped would shed light on how his administration is handling oil and gas taxes
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Hiring teachers from the Philippines could mean brain drain for Filipino schools

Economy admin -
When Alaska school administrators toured Pajo Elementary School, each class greeted them by welcoming them to the Philippines in both English and in Filipino.
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New teachers are latest wave in the centuries-long history of Filipinos in Alaska

Economy admin -
The first Filipino known to visit Alaska came in 1788, aboard a Spanish trading ship called the Iphigenia Nubiana.
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Four Score

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
While the Alaska Democratic Party doesn't yet have a candidate in the race for governor, Republicans continue expanding their field.
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Alaskans pack the streets for No Kings protests

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Similar demonstrations took place in Juneau and Fairbanks as well as more far-flung communities like Seldovia, Emmonak and Gustavus.
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Appeals court upholds approval of Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope

Courts Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
In a split decision, the court says a flaw in the review was too minor to warrant overturning the 2023 approval for the huge oil field already under development.
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From island nation to an island in Alaska: how Filipino teachers adjust to their new lives

Economy admin -
Carmela Sison is one of Kodiak’s new special education teachers from the Philippines.
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