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‘Where is your humanity?’ Advocates warn Medicaid cuts will kill Alaskans

Health Matt Acuña Buxton -
It’s the latest and most serious attack yet by the GOP to gut the Medicaid program that supports about one-third of all Alaskans.
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Nick Begich III makes excuses for Trump’s use of military to incite more violence

Federal Government Dermot Cole -
Rep. Nick Begich III made this sorry analysis of the unrest in Los Angeles, trying to justify President Trump’s effort to provoke more violence in the streets.
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NOAA firings, cuts will reduce services used to manage Alaska fisheries, officials say

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
Scientists have scrambled to stage necessary fish surveys, but data analysis, salmon research and other services will be impacted.
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Behind the cameras: Gavel Alaska broadcasts the business of state government to Alaskans

News Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon -
The public service broadcast from KTOO Public Media, works closely with state offices to ensure Alaskans can see their state government in real time.
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Alaska senators have a chance to protect Medicaid and safeguard vital services for Alaska’s youth

Federal Government Opinion, The Alaska Current -
We are counting on our senators to step up.
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Sullivan’s Memorial Day speech prompts rebuke from Alaska veteran

Commentary Dermot Cole -
On May 26th, 2025, I attended the remembrance of our Veterans on Memorial Day at the Wasilla Wall of Honor.
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Did the Dunleavy administration cut sweetheart tax deals with oil companies? Legislators are trying to find out.

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska legislative leaders are demanding Dunleavy address an “overall pattern of peculiarities” in the state’s collection of oil and gas tax.
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GOP refusal to balance their budget puts AIDEA and state scholarship fund on the chopping block

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The impact on both AIDEA operations and the state’s scholarship program under either scenario isn’t immediately clear.
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Alaska Legislature passed a law capping predatory payday loans. Republicans said it was anti-freedom

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
A long-running effort to protect Alaskans from predatory payday loan schemes cleared the Alaska Legislature in its closing days.
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‘Valid and valuable.’ Legislators signal support for international teachers filling Alaska’s classroom vacancies

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Most of the country has faced shortages of teachers in recent years, but the impact has been particularly acute in rural Alaska.
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