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Dunleavy claims secrecy for DigitalBridge $50 million deal

Commentary Dermot Cole -
The $50 million limited partnership contract that former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum signed before he quit to run for governor is a secret document, according to the Dunleavy administration.
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Homer City Council certifies election results, all three incumbents re-elected

Elections Chloe Pleznac -
There were 222 additional absentee in-person, mail-in, and fax email ballots discovered on Monday, after the Canvas Board counted 196 absentee and special needs ballots on Friday.
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Alaska Supreme Court rules GOP group still must answer for 2022 campaign complaints

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
The ruling is the latest in one of the state's longest-running unresolved campaign finance complaints.
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Murkowski has a lot of concerns, few solutions for Trump

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she had plenty of concerns about Trump using the military against American cities.
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Sullivan parrots GOP lie that Democrats want Medicaid for ‘illegals’

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Dan Sullivan is repeating the Republican lie that Senate Democrats want “Medicaid for illegals” in the United States.
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: A Baker’s Dozen

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
At this point, who isn’t running for governor?
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The White House upped the cost of H-1B visas. Alaska schools could face major consequences.

Federal Government Victoria Petersen -
President Donald Trump announced plans to increase the cost of some types of work visas. It’s the latest move to tighten national immigration policy, and encourage domestic hiring, but more clarity is needed.
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Dunleavy vetoes bill that would have funded K-12 reading and jobs programs

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued his ninth veto of the 2025-2026 Legislature, blocking a bipartisan bill that would have extended corporate income taxes to online businesses to fund reading and job-training programs at public schools. Senate Bill 113,...
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Cartoon: Government Shutdown

Cartoon Holly Todd -
As the nation hurtles toward another possible government shutdown, Republicans who control all three branches of government are screaming bloody murder at the Democrats. While Democrats are trying to use the vote as an opportunity to blunt some of...
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Alaska GOP Rep. Vance threatens boycott of Homer News over Charlie Kirk coverage

Local news Matt Acuña Buxton -
This story has been updated to more accurately reflect Kirk's quote on how Black women like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson "do not have brain processing power to be taken seriously.” Extreme-right Republican Rep. Sarah Vance this...
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