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Alaska Legislature kicks off with a ‘downer’ of an outlook

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The Alaska Legislature kicked off its 2026 session on Tuesday with a gloomy outlook thanks to an already-bad fiscal picture.
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A police mask ban, anti-bullying and homeschool testing among bills teed up for the 2026 legislative session

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
In the run-up to the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers previewed some of their priorities for the upcoming year.
Federal Government

Dunleavy’s legal losses continue to mount with judge’s ruling against Department of Agriculture

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Add another L to Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s win-loss record in the courts.
Opinion

Alaska Memo: The Enshittification Year

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The word that keeps popping into my head to describe 2025 is "enshittification."
Arts and Culture

Reviewing 2025 in Comics

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
2025 was a busy year for The Alaska Current’s political cartoonist Holly Todd.
News

Dunleavy’s latest budget proposal is more cheap fiscal fantasy

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy rolled out his budget proposal last week, unveiling a visionless spending plan for his final year in office.
Commentary

Glenfarne’s pipeline emissions

Dermot Cole - 0
There’s another way of interpreting the gas pipeline presentation to legislators last month by GaffneyCline.
Commentary

Conflict of interest dooms state gasline consulting contract

Dermot Cole - 0
On November 10, Baker Hughes announced a “strategic alliance” with Glenfarne to work on the Alaska LNG venture.
Federal Government

Legislators are understandably wary about handing Dunleavy a $200 million rural health fund

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The $50 billion in federal funding over the next five years hopes to address longstanding problems with health care access and affordability in rural areas.
Education

As legislators review school funding, Alaska’s middling teacher pay is a key focus

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
There are a lot of ways to measure how Alaska’s spending on public education stacks up to other states.
Federal Government

Legislators question federal directive for Alaska National Guard to prepare for “civil disturbance”

Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon - 0
Alaska National Guard officials say they have received the Pentagon’s order to prepare for “civil disturbance operations” but have not begun training.
Education

Few easy answers or quick fixes for Alaska’s public school system

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Improving Alaska's public school system, it turns out, isn’t cheap.
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