Alaska Republican US Rep Young announces re-election plans
April 29 By Jill Ritchie Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young said he will seek re-election to the seat he has held since 1973. The Republican, in a statement announcing his re-election plans Wednesday, said with the challenges facing Alaska, this is “not the time to…
US Agents Raid New York Home, Office of Former Trump Lawyer
April 29 By Kevin Hart U.S. federal agents seized electronic devices in daybreak raids Wednesday at the New York home and office of Rudy Giuliani, a former New York mayor who became former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, as investigators probe Giuliani’s activities in Ukraine…
‘Don’t answer the call’: Federal agency warns of phone scam sweeping Alaska
April 28 By Matt Miller Alaskans all over the state are reporting getting calls from the U.S. Marshals Service threatening to charge or arrest people unless they hand over money. The U.S. Marshals office said it’s a scam that has been circulating in the rest…
Companies Shut Down Political Talk, Do Employees Agree?
April 28 By Nicole Schuman An unwritten bit of etiquette is to avoid religion and politics during dinner. The chances of diners agreeing on a position are slim, and, for many, identification and ideation quickly become passionate subjects. So it may not come as a…
Alaska Army National Guard deploys Black Hawk for spring floods season
April 28 By Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead The Alaska National Guard is sending a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to Bethel as part of the state’s effort to prepare for disaster response during the 2021 spring flood season. A Black Hawk and aircrew from the 1st…
U.S. envoy says Afghanistan’s choice is between political settlement or long ‘senseless’ war
April 28 By Karen DeYoung The U.S. government’s point person for negotiations with the Taliban, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Tuesday that he is not as pessimistic as many others are about the future of Afghanistan after the departure of U.S. and coalition troops. “I don’t personally…
Census data shows U.S. political power continuing to shift south and west
April 27 By Mike Schneider America’s population growth has declined to its slowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, while the nation’s political center of gravity keeps shifting further to the Republican-led South and West. Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt…
New federal program to help remote Alaska communities with renewable energy infrastructure
April 27 By Erin McKinstry Concerns around energy independence and high costs have led many places in rural Alaska to look for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. The Department of Energy recently announced the awardees of a new program to help remote communities find clean…
How the American Jobs Plan Delivers Climate Action
April 27 By Trevor Higgins In his announcement on April 22, President Joseph Biden committed the United States to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to 50 percent to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. This is the pace of reduction needed globally to stabilize…
Alaska governor shares vaccine with Canada
April 27 By Becky Bohrer Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has offered COVID-19 vaccines to residents of the small British Columbia town of Stewart, with hopes it could lead the Canadian government to ease restrictions between Stewart and the tiny Alaska border community of Hyder a…