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More than 25,000 Alaskans will see health insurance costs skyrocket under Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Many of the most disastrous elements of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill were designed to kick in only after the 2026 elections, sparing Republicans like Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich from facing the full impact...
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Treg Taylor still has to disclose his business connections, campaign regulators find

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Public Offices Commission isn’t letting former Attorney General Treg Taylor skirt the state’s financial disclosure rules as he enters the race for governor. At least for now.   The commission issued an order last week that allows Taylor to...
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Alaskans rally as Tongass protections face another rollback

Environment Rachel Levy -
“It's like walking into one of the most beautiful cathedrals you'll ever see in the world.” That’s how President Joel Jackson of the Organized Village of Kake described the Tongass National Forest at last week’s Roadless Rally in Juneau. But...
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Tregnancy Announcement

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
And then there were… 11.
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Dunleavy administration asks US Supreme Court to decide the future of subsistence fishing in Alaska

Courts James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
After losing an appeal, the state is asking the high justices to decide a decades-old dispute over Alaska fishing rights.
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Murkowski, Sullivan vote with Republicans against measure seeking release of Epstein files

Federal Government James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
In the U.S. House, Rep. Nick Begich III has not signed a petition that would force a vote on the issue.
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Taylor says ‘trolls’ and ‘media’ justify hiding business connections as he prepares to run for governor

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Former Attorney General Treg Taylor is expected to file to run for governor soon.
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Anchorage spent more than $200,000 to support the Trump-Putin summit. Will it get the money back?

Federal Government Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Other cities’ efforts to recoup spending to protect Trump have failed. “We have sent demand letters, phone calls and made public statements. We have received no response.”
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‘Not buying it’

Cartoon Holly Todd -
After skipping public town halls during the August recess, Alaska’s GOP delegation is back with the same old sales job.
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If it wasn’t for the low bar set by Dunleavy, this special session would be a humiliating defeat

Opinion Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's special session is set to expire on Sunday without accomplishing any of his goals.
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