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Adam Crum blasted for ‘overall lack of diligence’ on handling $225 million in savings

Economy Dermot Cole -
This story was originally published by Dermot Cole, Reporting from Alaska. It didn’t take a $350,000 contract with WilmerHale to determine that Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum failed to conduct “rigorous due diligence” when he decided to take up to $225 million in...
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As the State of Alaska remains hellbent on prosecuting Samoan US nationals for voting, Alaskans rally around Whittier couple

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
On a chilly Thursday afternoon outside the Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, Tupe Smith and her husband, Mike Pese, were joined by members of Alaska’s Samoan community and those outraged by the state’s drive to make an example out...
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Poll: Peltola opens race for U.S. Senate with slight edge on Sullivan

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced her plans to challenge right-wing Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan this week.
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A police mask ban, anti-bullying and homeschool testing among bills teed up for the 2026 legislative session

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
In the run-up to the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers previewed some of their priorities for the upcoming year.
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Gov. Dunleavy Working with DigitalBridge to Build Data Centers in Alaska

Economy The Alaska Current -
Alaska’s former revenue commissioner and current gubernatorial candidate, Adam Crum, is under fire from lawmakers for committing up to $75 million of the state’s primary rainy day fund to a risky and opaque private equity venture – during a...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects latest GOP attempt to overturn subsistence fishing rights, but the fight is far from over

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Conservatives’ long-running effort to end the priority for subsistence fishing on much of Alaska’s waterways ran into a dead end.
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She’s in. Mary Peltola will run for U.S. Senate, seeking to unseat Sullivan

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Frmer U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced today she's running for U.S. Senate.
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What does Trump’s vow to ‘indefinitely’ take over Venezuela’s oil mean for Alaska? Not much, at least for now

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and his pledge to control the country's oil sales “indefinitely” raises massive geopolitical issues.
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AIDEA pays consultant again for ‘independent’ analysis that remains secret

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Northern Economics completed an “independent” $250,000 economic analysis of AIDEA nearly two years ago and was paid in full.
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Creative Currents: Arielo Taylor

Anchorage Sam Davenport -
When Arielo Taylor started doing graffiti at the age of 14, he didn’t know it would lead him into his eventual career path.
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