Elections are about making choices, and every legally registered voter has the right to determine how they want to participate in any election process.
With less than a month to go before the 2024 election, some Alaskans are already looking ahead to 2026. On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom approved a ballot measure that would reimpose financial limits on political candidates and donors.
Kenai’s Lilac Lane Roadway Project, completed last month, went nearly $50,000 over budget because of the extensive presence of bury pits — which required removal to protect integrity of the new road.
For all the concerns this editorial board regularly voices about citizen-led initiatives, Proposition 131 — establishing an all-candidate primary process and ranked choice voting in the general electi
Flood warnings have been issued for a vast swath of Alaska’s western coast, with significant impacts to homes and infrastructure predicted for Northwest Alaska.
Boeing's biggest supplier of airplane parts says it will temporarily furlough 700 workers because of a slowdown in work due to the labor strike at Boeing
Drag: The Musical,” a fabulously queer new show co-written by drag superstar Alaska Thunderf*ck and co-produced by Liza Minnelli, opens on Monday in NYC.
The federal government published an “economic snapshot” in October that said Alaska’s commercial fishing industry in 2023 was about half as profitable as it was in 2021. Last year in
Rep. Mary Peltola encouraged a message of broad partnerships in addressing the challenges Alaska communities face during her speech at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage on Thursday.
Staff Sgt. Samuel Matlock has been reassigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia, where he’ll work as an adviser to the command team for the Center for Military Training as well as Training and Doctrine Command.
Azamara, a premium small ship cruise line, has announced a return to Alaska in 2026 with port visits lasting 10 hours or more. When Azamara Pursuit visits
Sullivan highlighted bills that would clarify that Alaska Native artists can use walrus ivory and bird feathers and a task force looking into salmon stock collapses.
Daphne Nicholai’s Anchorage-based Blackbull Native Store sells and ships village staple foods throughout Alaska. It's been honored by the Alaska Federation of Natives as the 2024 Small Business of the Year.
The Biden Administration announced a finalized ruling on Oct. 16 that will add three new positions to the Federal Subsistence Board. For the first time, nominations for the seats will come from federally recognized tribes in Alaska.
Aaron Smith joins the leadership team of Doyon, Limited, the Alaska Native corporation for the Interior region, as Vice President of Information Technology.
Playwright and decorated TV writer Vera Starbard has been named Alaska's State Writer Laureate. On Thursday, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and Alaska Humanities Forum announced the appointment,
Both games between Notre Dame and Alaska can be streamed exclusively on Peacock, which will air all home games for the Fighting Irish during the 2024-25 season. Connor Clingen (play-by-play) and Steve Konroyd (analyst) will have the call for both games.
Delta Air Lines could soon start daily nonstop service from Seattle to Washington, D.C., thanks to a Department of Transportation decision this week to tentatively award Delta one of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport’s coveted open slots.
Nearly $75 million in federal grant funds over the next five years will be aimed at helping Alaska Native communities as they grapple with the impacts of climate change.
Groups challenging a moratorium on an oil and gas leasing program on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are asking the Ninth Circuit to put their appeal on pause until 2025 to allow a related case to play out.
The Gravel to Gravel Keystone Initiative, a co-stewardship deal between Interior and eight Alaska Native tribal coalitions, targets the restoration of Pacific salmon.
Similar to other airline loyalty programs, Mileage Plan lets members earn EQMs when they fly Alaska and its partners and through purchases on Alaska co-branded credit cards. Unlike the other U.S. airlines, miles for flying are credited based upon distance flown, not the amount spent, though flyers receive mileage bonuses for premium seat purchases.
This year’s convention theme is “Our Children, Our Future Ancestors,” and Kitka presented her comments as an open letter to her two young grandchildren.
Hilcorp Alaska, Sumitomo Corp., and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) have agreed to conduct a feasibility study of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in Alaska.
Alaska House Speaker Cathy Tilton suggested on a talk radio show that Republican members of the House majority blocked an election bill because it would have increased the likelihood of Alaska's Democratic congresswoman holding on to her seat by making it easier for predominantly Alaska Native residents of rural Alaska to vote.
The need is great for behavioral health services in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities throughout the United States, which face disproportionately higher rates of substance use and mental health disorders than the non-Native U.
