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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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Two weeks ago Sullivan opposed invasion of Venezuela. Now he suppports it.

Commentary Dermot Cole -
“I don’t think having troops on the ground in Venezuela is a good idea,” Sen. Dan Sullivan told HuffPost two weeks ago.
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Dunleavy’s legal losses continue to mount with judge’s ruling against Department of Agriculture

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Add another L to Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s win-loss record in the courts.
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Reviewing 2025 in Comics

Arts and Culture Matt Acuña Buxton -
2025 was a busy year for The Alaska Current’s political cartoonist Holly Todd.
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Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas

Economy Victoria Petersen -
No-bid deals, undisclosed contracts, and millions already spent: inside the wild story of the Alaska gas pipeline that will not die.
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Despite Sullivan’s attempt to save face, Alaskans’ health insurance costs are set to soar

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
The U.S. House will not take up a vote on extending critical health insurance subsidies.
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Dunleavy’s latest budget proposal is more cheap fiscal fantasy

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy rolled out his budget proposal last week, unveiling a visionless spending plan for his final year in office.
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Sullivan’s choice for federal judge refuses to admit Trump lost 2020 election

Federal Government Dermot Cole -
This story was originally published by Dermot Cole, Reporting from Alaska. Aaron C. Peterson, who is in line for a lifetime appointment as the next federal judge in Alaska, can’t muster the political courage to admit that Donald Trump lost...
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