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The traditional Iñupiaq village of Teller sits on a long spit of land separating two bodies of water off Western Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. The bay of Port Clarence is west toward the Bering Sea, and Grantley Harbor is inland to the east. (Photo by Berett Wilber for Northern Journal)

A new rush arrives on the Seward Peninsula: for graphite, not gold

By Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal - September 27, 2023

President Joe Biden mingles with service members and others in the audience at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Sept. 11, 2023, after he delivered a speech commemorating the terror attack that occurred 22 years earlier. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

U.S. military pay in question, including thousands in Alaska, as government shutdown approaches

By James Brooks - September 27, 2023

COMMENTARY A natural gas flare from an offshore oil drilling rig is seen in Cook Inlet in an undated photo. (Photo by Paul Souders/Getty Images)

Fossil fuel interests press their case with Alaska lawmakers

By Kate Troll and Kay Brown - September 26, 2023

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How a looming government shutdown could hit national parks

BY Jacob Fischler - September 26, 2023

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Project to increase access to justice in rural Alaska receives $1M boost from National Science Foundation

BY Claire Stremple - September 26, 2023

Behind the hardhats: High suicide rates plague the construction industry

BY Alander Rocha - September 26, 2023

Alaska Permanent Fund improves after money-losing year but withdrawals still exceed earnings

BY James Brooks - September 26, 2023

In new collaborations, tribes become stewards of parks and monuments

BY Alex Brown - September 25, 2023

Food benefits for low income families at risk in a government shutdown, White House says

BY Ariana Figueroa - September 25, 2023

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Proposal would prevent physician assistants from providing appropriate care in rural Alaska

BY Katie Van Atta - September 25, 2023

Gov. Dunleavy’s carbon math is bad

BY Marilyn Sigman - September 21, 2023

Just off the top of my head, by Chuck Legge

BY Chuck Legge - September 19, 2023

Feds sue Alaska for managing its own river

BY Doug Vincent-Lang and Treg Taylor - September 18, 2023

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Alaska in Brief

Alaska relaxes rules for marijuana ads, allows free samples

BY James Brooks - September 25, 2023

U.S. Department of Labor asks federal judge to force inspections of Fairbanks-area gold mine

BY James Brooks - September 22, 2023

Alaskans will receive a $1,312 Permanent Fund Dividend payment this year, near legislators’ estimate

BY James Brooks - September 21, 2023

Alaska regulations drop some COVID-19 reporting requirements, add requirement for RSV reports

BY Yereth Rosen - September 20, 2023

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A large iceberg is seen on April 21, 2018, surrounded by consolidated sea ice. Flat floes of sea ice have fresh snow on top, and there are areas of open watern. The photo was taken during a flight conducting in NASA's Operation IceBridge program. (Photo by Linette Boisvert/NASA)

Arctic sea ice patterns put on display during New York’s Fashion Week

By Yereth Rosen - September 23, 2023

Biden administration to create new gun violence prevention office

By Ariana Figueroa - September 22, 2023

A pedestrian walks by a sign in front of the Uber headquarters on May 18, 2020, in San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

States and cities eye stronger protections for gig economy workers

By Caitlin Dewey - September 22, 2023

With Alaska’s federal judge vacancy nearing 2-year mark, Sullivan breaks from nomination tradition

By James Brooks - September 22, 2023

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen on Oct. 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Shutdown inches closer as U.S. House GOP fails to pass defense bill, lawmakers exit D.C.

By Jennifer Shutt - September 21, 2023

A sunrise silhouette of the entrance to the Wounded Knee Massacre memorial in South Dakota. (Getty Images)

U.S. House passes Wounded Knee memorial bill

By Jacob Fischler - September 21, 2023

No special session this year on fiscal issues, Alaska legislators say

By James Brooks - September 21, 2023

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday alongside individuals advocating for the extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program. (Photo by Samantha Dietel/States Newsroom).

Americans sickened by radioactive waste press Congress for action on assistance

By Samantha Dietel - September 20, 2023

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