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 - 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 - 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

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BY - September 26, 2023

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

BY - September 26, 2023

Behind the hardhats: High suicide rates plague the construction industry

BY - September 26, 2023

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

BY - September 26, 2023

In new collaborations, tribes become stewards of parks and monuments

BY - September 25, 2023

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

BY - September 25, 2023

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

BY - September 25, 2023

Gov. Dunleavy’s carbon math is bad

BY - September 21, 2023

Just off the top of my head, by Chuck Legge

BY - September 19, 2023

Feds sue Alaska for managing its own river

BY and - September 18, 2023

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Alaska relaxes rules for marijuana ads, allows free samples

BY - September 25, 2023

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

BY - September 22, 2023

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

BY - September 21, 2023

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

BY - September 20, 2023

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Biden administration to create new gun violence prevention office

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States and cities eye stronger protections for gig economy workers

By - September 22, 2023

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

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U.S. House passes Wounded Knee memorial bill

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

By - 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

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