Politics
Utah Senator Mike Lee endorses Nick Begich for Congress
In an announcement made Thursday, Nick Begich, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress from Alaska said he is endorsed by U.S. Senator Mike Lee, a Utah...
Pork play: Peltola’s posts her earmark requests for 2025
Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola has submitted Fiscal Year 2025 "Community Project Funding" requests for Alaska, with a list totaling $60.2 million in projects.
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The 907
Voting experiments continue: Eugene to decide on STAR voting, and ranked-choice proponents are opposed
The liberal stronghold of Eugene is voting during Oregon's May 21 primary on a new method of voting in its local elections.
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Columns
Greg Sarber: Kristi Noem did something urban Americans just don’t understand
By GREG SARBER
The news that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem shot a vicious dog that she owned when she was younger was greeted with...
Alexander Dolitsky: In Israel-Palestine conflict, historic patterns repeat
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY
Historic patterns repeat themselves.
In his My Turn column, “Israel-Palestinian conflict explodes at our door,” in the Sept. 26, 2001 Juneau Empire,...
AK Almanac
The Social
Tim Murtaugh, who went from jail to Air Force One with Trump, makes his ’24 prediction on the Must Read Alaska Show
By JOHN QUICK
In this episode of the Must Read Alaska Show, host John Quick sits down with Tim Murtaugh, the former communications director for...
Watch video: Black bear puts the ‘bear’ in JBER
A black bear scaling the fence at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage was caught in the act by a passerby with a video camera,...
Pam Bondi on the STAND podcast with Tshibaka covers why the Trump trial is ridiculous
By KELLY TSHIBAKA
Several of the country’s top legal minds have come out against the newest lawsuit against Trump, labeling it everything from “ridiculous” to...
This Just In
FBI caught spying on Americans who shop at Cabela’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shop: Report
Do you shop at Cabela's, Bass Pro Shop, or Dick's Sporting Goods? Your bank may be passing your purchase information to the federal government,...
Alabama governor signs law banning ranked-choice voting
Alabama has officially banned ranked-choice voting after Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation on Friday.
Ranked-choice voting has voters rank candidates in order of...