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Dwindling sea ice and rising Arctic ship traffic may bring unwelcome visitors to King Island

By Emily Schwing, High Country News - June 9, 2023

White House to name coordinator to push back against book bans, among new LGBTQ protections

By Ariana Figueroa - June 9, 2023

Bulk food purchased with the $1.68 million Gov. Mike Dunleavy put towards supporting food banks is staged for delivery in Food Bank of Alaska’s Anchorage warehouse on April 21, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)

Proposed policy aims to streamline Alaska’s food stamp application process

By Claire Stremple - June 9, 2023

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Flooding causes damage and brief closure of Alaska’s only road to the North Slope

BY Yereth Rosen - June 8, 2023

Social media, trauma, hate speech add to youth mental health crisis, U.S. Senate panel told

BY Jennifer Shutt - June 8, 2023

Washington-based conservation group wants Endangered Species Act protections for Alaska king salmon

BY Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal - June 8, 2023

Avian influenza has returned to Alaska, and so have health advisories

BY Yereth Rosen - June 8, 2023

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Some Republican states depart, but Alaska will stay with multistate voter fraud prevention network

BY James Brooks - June 7, 2023

Lawmakers zero in on AI, insulin costs, pandemic prep in D.C. policy discussion

BY Ariana Figueroa - June 7, 2023

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Tiny but tenacious: arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells

BY Sarah Watts - June 8, 2023

It’s never too early for voters to get engaged

BY Janice Ellis - June 7, 2023

How building more backyard homes and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis

BY Jeff Kruth and Murali Paranandi - June 6, 2023

How killing pensions rousted teachers in Alaska

BY Lawrence D. Weiss - June 1, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s oil production cut could affect Alaska’s state finances

BY James Brooks - June 7, 2023

Court filings provide mixed picture of Ambler road progress

BY Yereth Rosen - June 6, 2023

Fishers harvesting abundant Bristol Bay sockeye could fill knowledge gaps about declining Chinook

BY Yereth Rosen - June 5, 2023

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy appoints figure behind illegal loyalty-pledge scheme to university board

BY James Brooks - June 1, 2023

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White House launches national plan to address gender-based violence in the U.S.

By Shondiin Silversmith - June 7, 2023

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) gives a thumbs down during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Hate groups’ political influence growing, watchdog says

By Ashley Murray - June 6, 2023

A farmer pours milk into a container, with dairy cows in the background, in an undated photo. (Getty Images)

U.S. House committee approves bills on whole milk, condemns sheltering migrants in schools

By Ariana Figueroa - June 6, 2023

Blacksand Spit in Yakutat is home to the largest nesting colony of Aleutian terns in Alaska, and is seen on June 3, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)

A study to monitor the potentially imperiled Aleutian tern kicks off in Alaska

By Claire Stremple - June 6, 2023

A child receives drops of children’s Tylenol after getting a vaccination at a low-cost clinic. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

GOP candidates compete for Iowans’ support at Sen. Joni Ernst’s ‘Roast and Ride’

By Robin Opsahl - June 5, 2023

White flowers in a bush are seen in front of the ornamental columns of the Alaska Capitol

Here’s what passed and what didn’t in Alaska’s legislative session

By James Brooks - June 5, 2023

The landslide at Pretty Rocks, at about the halfway point of the Denali National Park road, is seen on May 5. The project to install a new bridge that will allow the road to reopen is challenging because of geologic and logistical complexities, which include ice-rich permafrost, a band of difficult clay and overall remoteness, The expected completion is now midsummer of 2026, pushed back from an earlier esimate of 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

As three seasons of bridge work loom, Denali managers and tourist industry adjust

By Yereth Rosen - June 3, 2023