Sunday, February 16, 2025

Politics

Make Seward Great Again? Smooth sailing for bill to allow Alaska Railroad to sell more bonds for terminal

Alaska House Bill 65 would allow the Alaska Railroad Corporation to issue more revenue bonds to finance the replacement of the Alaska Railroad Corporation's...

National Democrat party ranks Alaska in top five priority states to win legislative seats in 2026

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has targeted Alaska for the 2025-2026 election cycle. "Democrats must focus our attention and resources to strengthen our firewall in...

The 907

Columns

Rep. McCabe: What’s the fuss about defined benefits and defined contributions? Here’s what you need to know

By REP. KEVIN MCCABE If there was any real data from the employers who would use a state defined benefits (pension) plan that would indicate...

Linda Boyle: DOGE puts stop to the fawning Fauci museum exhibit that taxpayers would have paid for

By LINDA BOYLE By executive order, President Donald Trump established DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, with the goal of slashing government fraud, waste, and...

AK Almanac

The Social

Who won the Kuskokwim 300?

It's the Super Bowl of mushing in Western Alaska ... and we have a winner. Bethel musher Pete Kaiser has won his ninth Kuskokwim 300 title,...

Foodies and Foragers: Delta Junction barley farming has growing role in state’s food security safety net

TRY THIS DELICIOUS ALASKA BARLEY-MUSHROOM-COUSCOUS RECIPE By BRENDA JOSEPHSON Alaska-grown, harvested, processed, and packed, America's northernmost commercial flour mill and bakery is contributing to Alaska's food...

Video: Singer Jewel apologizes for any hurt she caused fans by performing at RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again inaugural gala

Alaska-raised singer-songwriter Jewel explained in an Instagram post on Friday about why she performed at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" inaugural celebration,...

This Just In

Former Secretary Betsy DeVos says Education Department is beyond fixing, should be dismantled

In a recent op-ed in The Free Press, former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos critically assessed the Department of Education's performance since its...

Hegseth changes North Carolina base’s name back to Fort Bragg in honor of a World War II hero

While flying from Joint Base Andrews to Stuttgart on Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina...