Planned Parenthood loses at Supreme Court — what it means for Alaska

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can lawfully exclude Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds, handing a significant win to the pro-life movement and raising new questions about how the decision could affect states like Alaska. The …

Alaska mariculture groups launch marketing campaign

Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC), the Alaska Mariculture Alliance (AMA) and Southeast Conference (SEC) have launched a robust marketing program to promote Alaska’s mariculture industry. The AMC is a coalition that includes members of Alaska’s mariculture …

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan bills related to school maintenance and payday loans

Governor Mike Dunleavy speaks during the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage on Thursday, June 5, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy this week vetoed two bipartisan bills, extending the list of …

Anxious New Yorkers: You Should Avoid Alaska at All Costs

In New York, following an unfortunate Democratic mayoral primary in which an unabashed communist won the Democratic nomination, New Yorkers who can are looking to bail. One can scarcely blame them. The new Democrat candidate is promising to implement …

An Alaska brown bear has a new shiny smile after getting a huge metal crown for a canine tooth

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a bear. The 800-pound (360-kilogram) Tundra was put under sedation Monday and …

Sullivan, Lawmakers Introduce $23 Billion Missile Defense Bill Anchored In Alaska

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan is backing a sweeping new missile defense bill that would invest more than $23 billion to modernize and expand America’s homeland missile defense system—with Alaska playing a central role.   The legislation, titled the GOLDEN DOME …

Reconciliation bill is bad for Alaska, our hospitals and you

To the editor: The U.S. Senate plans to vote on the budget reconciliation bill this week. I would urge voters to ask our senators to vote “No” on any bill that reduces Medicaid, Medicare or Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefits. More than one-third of …

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Alaska wildlife action plan faces uncertainty as Trumps seeks to end grant funding

Alaska, like other states around the nation, is compiling a 10-year plan to guide conservation of sometimes vulnerable wildlife populations. Alaska’s State Wildlife Action Plan, which is in draft form, identifies “species of greatest conservation need” …

Alaska is considering whether to allow oil and gas exploration on state land near the Yukon River

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is considering whether or not to open state-owned land near the Yukon River to oil and gas exploration. In a public notice published in May and renewed June 18, the agency said it “intends to evaluate the …