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    Federal Politics
    A map shows the locations of the 21 Alaska federal offshore oil and gas lease sales proposed by the Trump administration. (Map provided by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
    Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic, and 13 more off the U.S. West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Governor’s early Christmas spirit is misplaced
    By Larry Persily • October 29, 2025 1:30 am

    “I told the president, it’s like Christmas every morning,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said at last week’s staged event in Washington,…

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    Opinion: A place government doesn’t need to stick its nose
    Opinion: A place government doesn’t need to stick...
    By Dennis DeWitt • October 23, 2025 1:30 am

    I’ve spent much of my career advocating on behalf of Alaska’s small and independent business owners at all levels of…

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    U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks on Oct. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. Behind her is a screen projeting her image as she speaks. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
    Murkowski says she is trying to restore some...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • October 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Speaking to AFN, the U.S. senator blasted Trump administration actions halting climate-related work; she and others lamented loss of public broadcasting funding.

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    More than 700 protesters line the sidewalks along the intersection of Lake Street and Sterling Highway during the "No Kings" demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    700 in Homer join nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 20, 2025 1:30 am

    At least 25 Alaska communities took part in “No Kings” day Saturday, alongside millions of protesters in over 2,600 peaceful demonstrations across the U.S.

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    Opinion: China’s path to world dominance is being laid by President Trump’s policies, including in Alaska
    Opinion: China’s path to world dominance is being...
    By Rodger Painter Alaska Beacon • July 24, 2025 2:30 am

    Incentives to build EVs and expand solar and wind energy are being phased out in favor of significant increases in oil and gas production.

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Begich and Sullivan failed to represent Alaskans
    By Larry Persily Wrangell Sentinel • July 24, 2025 2:30 am

    Certainly, Alaska’s three-member congressional delegation by themselves cannot stop every bad idea pushed by the Trump administration. It takes a…

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    The KBBI AM 890 station is located on Kachemak Way in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Peninsula radio reacts to loss of federal funding
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescission request, zeroing out all federal funding for public broadcasting, effective Oct. 1.

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    The KBBI AM 890 station is located on Kachemak Way in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Peninsula radio reacts to loss of federal funding
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescission request, zeroing out all federal funding for public broadcasting, effective Oct. 1.

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    U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to Anchor Point residents during a community meeting held at the Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Post 10221 on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Opinion: Big beautiful wins for Alaska in the...
    By U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan • July 17, 2025 2:30 am

    The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is one of the most transformative pieces of legislation for Alaska in decades. This…

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Murkowski bought time for a new governor...
    By Larry Persily Wrangell Sentinel • July 10, 2025 2:30 am

    Among all the sections in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill that will drive up the federal deficit, pour billions into…

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    The Homer Public Library. File photo
    Alaska libraries may see federal funding restored
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 5, 2025 1:30 am

    Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums department notified Alaska libraries on June 3 that grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services may soon be awarded.

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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, address a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: A noncongressman for Alaska?
    By Art Petersen • June 5, 2025 1:30 am

    It’s right to ask whether Nick Begich is a noncongressman for Alaska. The latest evidence of it is his vote…

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