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Reporting From Alaska- Dan Sullivan gives Mary Peltola a free viral moment; six seconds that will haunt his campaign
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (345+ words) The moral of the story for Sen. Dan Sullivan is to pay attention. Choose respect even. Sullivan wasn’t paying attention. He had his head down shuffling papers and he didn’t listen to the question at the Kodiak debate. Flummoxed, he…...
After nearly 3 decades with the agency, Alaska’s NTSB chief retires
18+ hour, 1+ min ago (741+ words) Clint Johnson sat in his spacious office in downtown Anchorage. A blueprint of a Bell 47 helicopter hung above him, and behind him was a picture of his family: his wife, two children and seven grandchildren. “I think my wife is…...
Peltola Puts Alaska Fisheries at Center of Kodiak Senate Debate
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (435+ words) Mary Peltola made Alaska’s fisheries a central focus of a Senate debate in Kodiak, outlining proposals to address factory trawling, strengthen fishery management and increase Alaska Native representation. The former congresswoman highlighted her lifelong connection to Alaska’s fishing communities and…...
Barbara Haney: Eight questions the Fairbanks Assembly should answer before voting on 2026-25
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (428+ words) Home » Barbara Haney: Eight questions the Fairbanks Assembly should answer before voting on 2026-25 This is not a question of whether you like organized labor. It is a question of procurement, of who bids on borough work and what the borough…...
Dan Sullivan Copies Mary Peltola's Answer at Debate
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (147+ words) A campaign that has already been among the wildest Senate races in recent memory produced another wacky moment on Saturday. “Do the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and NOAA fisheries adequately consider impacts on subsistence users, salmon migration, habitat, and…...
When this small Alaska town was given $1 million, child care was the top priority
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1678+ words) SEWARD, Alaska — It was 2018 when Casie Warner first realized there was a major problem in this popular cruise port, nestled on an inlet about a two-hour drive south of Anchorage. At the time, Warner worked as a home visitor, providing…...
Haines to vote on ballot measure to tax timber, gravel and ore exports
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (965+ words) By Avery Ellfeldt, KHNS | September 12, 2026 Local governments across Alaska have long taxed raw materials that are extracted locally but sold elsewhere. Haines could be next. In October, voters will weigh in on whether the borough should implement something called a…...
Robert Seitz: Alaska???s natural gas future depends on certainty, and certainly not on delay
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (779+ words) Home » Robert Seitz: Alaska’s natural gas future depends on certainty, and certainly not on delay Sept. 12, 2026 – I don’t know how many different ways there are to tell those legislators who have halted the move to prosperity with stupid considerations which…...
Republican candidate for Alaska House challenges her disqualification from primary election
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (437+ words) Sarah Short, a Republican candidate for House District 13 in Anchorage, sued the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the Alaska Division of Elections on Thursday, arguing that she was improperly disqualified from running in the primary after failing to file a…...
Alaska Democratic Party files another legal challenge to disqualify House candidate
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (907+ words) The Alaska Democratic Party filed a petition on Wednesday asking a state Superior Court judge to compel the Alaska Division of Elections to disqualify a candidate for the Alaska State House from the November ballot. That’s after Republican Lt. Gov....