The Alaska Current https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Lawmakers look to culturally rooted programs to break the cycle of incarceration of Alaska Natives Alaska’s embattled economic development agency approves $700,000 PR budget Food from the Forest: New studies show benefit of managing for wild foods Extreme-right Republican takes nasty friendly fire over support for bipartisan election bill Pressing Silence: Britta Adams is a body in motion Dan Sullivan blamed president for fuel prices crushing Americans Lawmakers pitch shipping inmates Outside — a practice that once helped gangs establish footholds in Alaska Sullivan traded up to $2M in stocks while in office Current Cartoons: A bake sale for big oil Begich the Third joins extremists in ‘Sharia-Free America’ Caucus Tight Anchorage Assembly race between Park and Donley likely headed to a recount House approves key social spending boosts in operating budget as Republicans cry foul Peltola announces big fundraising haul, signaling an expensive Senate race in Alaska Conservation group sues to limit pollock trawl fishing in Bering Sea to protect fur seals Trawl allies fire back as Alaska candidates’ anti-industry rhetoric heats up ‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture Alaska GOP governor candidate Click Bishop picks Iñupiaq leader Greta Schuerch as running mate Current Cravings: ‘Fairbanks Foodie’ knows how to eat in the Golden Heart City Airline attendants protest Alaska U.S. Sen. Sullivan’s support of SAVE Act 2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds Legislators nix online age checks for social media, citing First Amendment concerns House Republicans try — and fail — to delete $158 million in public school funding Trump threatens massive war crimes; Sullivan, Begich assent with silence Alaskans lost $43 million because the GOP let popular health insurance subsidies expire Alaska House votes to ban Styrofoam food containers as most Republicans flip their lid Incumbents hold early advantage in Anchorage’s election Legislators advance bill to trim state’s marijuana taxes Why We Are Supporting Sydney Scout Begich nears victory in latest vote tally, while open primary repeal remains too close to call Alaska legislators rebuke Board of Regents for bootlicking anti-DEI censorship Alaska Legislature urges congressional delegation to oppose Medicaid cuts Alaska senators have a chance to protect Medicaid and safeguard vital services for Alaska’s youth State of the Race: Conservatives deploy shady tactics in attempt to regain Anchorage foothold From garage sale to store shelves: Young entrepreneurs turn slime into sweet success Current Cravings: This Fairbanks pizza is kind of a big dill, and where to find Alaska’s favorite pickle dishes Proposed Alaska constitutional amendment would clear the way for school-focused taxes GOP’s Medicaid cuts will be unsurprisingly terrible for Alaska Anchorage voters urged to mail ballots early ahead of April election Alaska Elections Where We’re Anchored: March Murkowski’s thrilled about drilling under Trump, everything else not so much Celebrate Women’s History Month by Voting for Strong Women As legislators eye higher taxes on some oil companies, Republicans warn it’ll ‘chloroform’ other priorities Creative Currents: Tukuuludaa Design Homer City Council certifies election results, all three incumbents re-elected Allard introduces amendment to remove $158 million in funding for public schools from House operating budget Independent congressional candidate Bill Hill reports raising $780,000 since launch Trail Blazers: Carrot Quinn Header Template Home