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The wrong approach to putting Alaska first

Rich Moniak, Juneau Independent - March 13, 2026

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Sullivan support group claims $1 trillion cut strengthens Medicaid

Dermot Cole - March 11, 2026

Poll: Alaskans are broadly unhappy with Dunleavy, Murkowski and Sullivan

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton - August 5, 2025

In the time of Trump, Alaskans aren’t happy with their statewide representation.

Dead humpback calf washes ashore near Douglas, reigniting concerns over vessel traffic

Environment Rachel Levy - July 31, 2025

NOAA Fisheries was notified of the stranded whale at 9 a.m. on July 26th, and a team was dispatched to assess the situation.

‘Exhausting and demoralizing’: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal cuts

Federal Government Victoria Petersen - July 30, 2025

A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees.

Sullivan attacks Democrats for forcing individual votes on Trump nominees

Commentary Dermot Cole - July 30, 2025

Sen. Dan Sullivan and other Republicans are whining that mean Democratic senators are forcing them to spend too much time voting on the Senate floor.

With their vote to defund rural radio, Sullivan and Begich show the folly of electing backbench Republicans

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton - July 24, 2025

Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich joined Republicans in defunding NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

On budget vote, Murkowski says she was ‘hung out to dry’ and stuck between two bad options

Federal Government James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - July 22, 2025

Alaska’s senior U.S. senator said the state fares better under Republicans’ budget plan because of her efforts to soften the fiscal blow.

Anchorage schools move ahead with layoffs amid GOP’s ‘slow dismantling of public education’

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - July 17, 2025

Alaska’s public schools have been subjected to a roller coaster of uncertainty.

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.”

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