Berkowitz’s resignation is the latest news in a scandal that publicly unfolded over the last several days, beginning Friday when news anchor Maria Athens posted allegations on her Facebook page about Berkowitz and a photo of a nude man.
Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media
With new letter, Alaska GOP Gov. Dunleavy stands alone in Pebble’s defense
This week Gov. Dunleavy rejected calls to condemn Pebble and stop his administration’s work on it.
Alaska candidates promise painless budget cuts, but experts say not so fast
Veterans of state budget battles say that after years of spending cuts, it’s unlikely that further reductions can fill much of the deficit without major impacts to services.
Alaska’s pro-oil Republican governor is quietly pushing green energy projects
Gov. Dunleavy said improvements in technology and decreasing costs of renewable power “open up some new and tremendous possibilities for Alaska.”
Pink salmon could prosper in warmer Arctic, new study finds
A new study bolster reports by Alaska subsistence fishermen that the species’ numbers have been increasing as the Arctic warms at more than double the rate of the rest of the globe.
As COVID-19 spikes on North Slope, mayor orders Utqiagvik to hunker down
In the order, mayor Harry Brower said he’s imposing the measures in response to “increasing numbers of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Utqiaġvik.”