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City official before #CityCouncilTuesday: “are you going to be here for the long haul?”
Me: “Always”
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The Midnight Sun Independence Fund and Alaska Democratic Party have sued state election officials, alleging the Division of Elections failed to open dozens of absentee in-person voting locations in rural Alaska ahead of Election Day. adn.com/politics/2026/10/31/…
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into an alleged Democratic ‘scheme’ to recruit a Dan Sullivan challenger to aid Mary Peltola's Senate campaign. adn.com/politics/2026/10/29/…
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From @TheAthletic: The WNBA Finals starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern is an embarrassment, our columnist writes. "Inexcusably obtuse planning, astoundingly bad optics, and most of all a wildly crappy thing to do to the people who consume your product." nyti.ms/4ssSHTm
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The candidates for this Alaska House district in South Anchorage both agree the state needs more energy. How to get there and how the industry should be taxed are what divide them. adn.com/politics/alaska-legi…
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Mr. Whitekeys, the musician, humorist, writer and Spenard icon, died last week at age 79. He is remembered as an artist who wasn’t afraid to deliver an unvarnished assessment or a righteous strike on authority. adn.com/arts/2026/10/21/late…
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Alaska voters will have a chance to decide whether to keep a slate of judges on the bench in the Nov. 3 election. adn.com/alaska-news/crime-co…
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The 60th annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention kicks off Thursday in Anchorage, a cultural extravaganza that draws thousands of people from all corners of Alaska for traditional dancing, Native art and political discourse. adn.com/alaska-news/2026/10/…
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President Donald Trump said the Alaska LNG megaproject is now “a U.S. Federal Government Project.” Exactly what that means — and how it may or may not affect the project — is to be determined. adn.com/business-economy/ene…
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Our new investigation into 500+ U.S. citizens held by immigration agents also features a searchable database for incidents involving minors, tear gas & Americans held 24 hours +
My main takeaway? This is only the tip of the iceberg projects.propublica.org/amer…
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September 27, 1956, Kodiak as seen from the old schoolhouse. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Alaska political commentators said the accusations appear to have left many of Democrat Mary Peltola’s supporters unswayed as she seeks to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. adn.com/politics/2026/09/26/…
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Plans for a 100-megawatt subsea data center both powered and cooled by water in Cook Inlet have Alaska fishing and wildlife groups raising the alarm. adn.com/alaska-news/2026/09/…
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Alaskans overwhelmingly voted in favor of creating new limits on contributions to candidates. But another initiative on the November ballot would delete one of the newly adopted statutes, creating legal ambiguity. adn.com/politics/2026/09/14/…
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Anchorage Recovery Center is the city's chosen behavioral health provider at a new tiny home community. The provider’s tendency to not pay its bills has tainted its relatively new reputation. adn.com/alaska-news/anchorag…
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After a tumultuous 2025-26, staff and students at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka started this school year with a renewed sense of optimism. Among the reasons: more staff, clearer rules for students and millions in funding to address long-standing maintenance problems. adn.com/alaska-news/educatio…
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The field of legislative candidates for Alaska’s general election is set after multiple candidates dropped out or failed to receive enough votes to advance from the primary. adn.com/politics/alaska-legi…
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The Interior Department will soon publish a “categorical exclusion” that will fast-track oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. (via @highcountrynews and Public Domain) adn.com/business-economy/ene…
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Speaking to industry executives and politicos, Democrats Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Tom Begich, and Republicans Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson, offered a preview of the issues that will shape the race leading up to the general election. adn.com/politics/2026/08/26/…
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A pilot reported an oily sheen Monday near an offshore oil and gas platform on the west side of Cook Inlet, according to a spill prevention and response manager with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. adn.com/alaska-news/2026/08/…
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Juneau’s glacial outburst flooding started Tuesday afternoon as Suicide Basin, the source of the annual floods, began releasing water. adn.com/alaska-news/2026/08/…
