Begich aims to use new post to advance railroad from Alaska to Lower-48

Congressman Nick Begich has been named Vice Chair of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, a key position that will allow him to advocate for strengthening transportation infrastructure, enhancing energy security, and …

Two top Alaska GOP leaders on Trump: ‘It’s like Christmas every day’…‘if all you expect is coal in your stocking’

State Senate Finance Committee Co-Chair Bert Stedman (R-Sitka), Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel (R-Anchorage) and Senate President Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) discuss budget, education and other issues during a press availability Tuesday at the Alaska …

Alaska governor proposes bill that could lift 35-year net pen ban

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed new legislation that could lift the state’s 35-year-old ban on net pen fish farms.  House Bill 111 was referred to the House Fisheries Committee for consideration, the Alaska Beacon reports. If signed into law, HB 111, …

Alaska Sports Hall of Fame executive director talks impacts of potential cuts to school sports

University of Alaska removes affirmative action and DEI language to comply with Trump executive orders

The University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau on Monday, March. 4, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) The University of Alaska is grappling with how to respond to broad executive orders from the Trump administration that include eliminating diversity, …

‘Alaska Native’ removed from Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program website

The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program has removed the phrase “Alaska Native” from its website. The award-winning University of Alaska program is now referred to only as its acronym, ANSEP. It's among several changes the university system …

The U.S. House budget calls for health care cuts. Murkowski says they’d be ‘devastating’ to Alaska.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Tuesday night passed a spending blueprint that would extend tax cuts and almost certainly reduce Medicaid, the government insurance program for low-income families, pregnant women and others. Alaska Congressman Nick Begich, like …

Southcentral Alaska volcano still rumbling but eruption uncertain

Unrest continues at Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Alaska’s population centers, and scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory are still watching for a possible eruption. Starting in the spring of 2024, the researchers noticed an increase in …

NIH saves lives, in Alaska and nationally. Research on my genetic condition shows how.

About eight years ago, I was diagnosed with Hereditary Leiomyoma and Renal Cell Cancer Syndrome. HLRCC is a genetic condition that causes, among other things, skin lesions, uterine fibroids and a very aggressive form of kidney cancer. The syndrome was …

North to Alaska: Island ice carver to brave the cold at world championships

Aaron Grant of Cool as Ice headed to Alaska to compete in single block competition A Nanaimo ice carver is Alaska-bound with aspirations of being a world champion. Aaron Grant, of Cool as Ice Ice Sculptures, will fly to Fairbanks, Alaska, to take part in …