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Line of voters outside Wasilla Public Library

Alaska Native groups call on state to address rural election worker shortage

Couple sitting in the kitchen reading unpaid bills.

Report finds Alaska’s federal workforce decreased by 4.5% in 2025

Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters at an election watch party Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Mary Peltola voted to support service members in Congress

Person laying in a hospital bed.

13,600 Alaskans could lose their healthcare due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Alaska voters outside polling place

What to know about two ballot measures in Alaska

Alaskan fishing trawler making its way through icy water in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Trawling and bycatch: The fishing issues in Alaska’s Senate race

School supplies.

Free school supplies, clothing available for Anchorage families as school year begins

Illustration by Rebecca Tornberg Båanta.

St. Paul Island artists publish young adult novel inspired by Rudyard Kipling story

A family in a park.

Mary Peltola’s affordability goals include annual tax credit for families

Crow Pass Trail Girdwood to Eagle River Alaska.

Alaska makes progress on Long Trail to promote outdoor recreation and draw tourists

A driver fills their gas tank with fuel at a gas station, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Houston.

Residents in rural Alaska are paying big at the pump

A sign for SNAP is posted at the Chugiak-Eagle River Food Pantry at the Eagle River Presbyterian Church, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Eagle River, Alaska.

As costs rise, red tape leaves Alaskans struggling to access aid