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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.

Legislators’ pair of veto overrides was a truly remarkable rebuke of Dunleavy

Opinion Matt Acuña Buxton - August 5, 2025

Originally published on akmemo.com. With no votes to spare, the Alaska Legislature this weekend voted to override the governor's landmark veto of the state's baseline education funding levels, marking the first time in nearly four decades that legislators have met...

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.

Dunleavy’s legislative expert claims incompetent lawmakers ‘fucked up’ transportation funding

Commentary Dermot Cole - July 31, 2025

Jordan Shilling, who really should take his talents to the private sector, is supposed to be Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s point man who deals with the Alaska Legislature.

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Seventh Heaven

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton - July 30, 2025

And now there were seven.

‘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.

Dunleavy serves up reheated leftovers for the special session

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - July 29, 2025

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's snap special session this weekend is definitely not just about ensuring his slate of deeply unpopular vetoes.

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Wait, there’s SIX Republicans in it already?

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton - July 24, 2025

The race for Alaska's next governor continues to swell as a varied assortment of conservative Republicans pile into the race.

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.

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

The wrong approach to putting Alaska first

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