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It's Alaska’s statewide primary election day. Here's what you need to know
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (1335+ words) Over a month ago, Shelley Cotton cast the first vote in Alaska’s statewide primary election, downloading a blank ballot and sending it quickly by mail from Texas to Alaska. Since then, more than 31,000 other Alaskans have cast their ballots. And…...
After Alaska’s ‘final four’ primary, a silent primary may decide who’s on the ballot in November
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1206+ words) Alaska’s two leading Democratic candidates for governor have quietly been discussing whether one of them should quit the race if both are among the top four vote-getters in the Aug. 18 primary election. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Tom Begich each said by…...
Alaska Legislature officially commends Bethel’s first-ever comic convention
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (404+ words) While Bethel’s community fair and summer reading festival were underway on May 15, state lawmakers showed up to officially commend the Kuskokwim Consortium Library for its work organizing another event earlier this year – KuskoCon. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s first-ever comic convention brought…...
State says the Seward Highway project will make it safer. Critics call it a boondoggle.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1194+ words) The Alaska Department of Transportation is planning major changes to the stretch of the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Girdwood. State officials say the project will make important improvements on a dangerous stretch of road. But the plan is raising…...
Lawmakers say third Alaska LNG session is Dunleavy’s last chance to make a deal
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1168+ words) A handful of state legislators returned to Juneau Monday to once again talk about tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project. It’s their third special session this year. Gov. Mike Dunleavy called lawmakers back on July 16 after threatening to veto…...
2 dead after multi-vehicle crash on the Seward Highway near Anchorage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (205+ words) Two people have died after a multi-vehicle collision this morning on the Seward Highway, according to officials. Another person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. Wednesday between Rabbit Creek and Potter Valley Road,…...
Here’s what to know about road construction in Southcentral Alaska this summer
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (491+ words) Summer is a chance for Alaskans to travel into unknowns, hike vast landscapes and enjoy the midnight sun. It’s also road construction season, which can make it difficult to get going on those adventures. There are more than 100 construction projects…...
Court keeps international teacher visa fees affordable for Alaska districts, but it may be too late
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (467+ words) Alaska school districts that have grown to rely on international teacher hires are likely to do without them this year, even after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s fee hikes for highly skilled worker visas on June 8. Lisa Parady,…...
Best solution to Alaska’s PFD ‘gorilla’ is to end the program with $10K payout, Walker argues
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (659+ words) Former Gov. Bill Walker, running to again be Alaska’s top elected official, would like to end the Permanent Fund dividend program with a one-time $10,000 payment to each eligible Alaskan. “We are in this to solve significant issues,” Walker, running as…...
Last of the Yukon River ice has washed out to sea, signaling the end of breakup season
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (412+ words) The thick winter ice of the Yukon River has washed out to the Bering Sea, signaling the end of breakup season on the Yukon Delta. Mike Ottenweller, a meteorologist with the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center, has been part of the…...