Cooperation across the Bering Strait was strengthened this week when the United States and Russia signed a joint wildlife agreement.
Northwest
Lawmakers eye earnings of rural energy endowment to fund state budget
Some lawmakers are questioning whether the fund, now worth $900 million, should be committed to benefit only about one in nine Alaskans.
Early seal hunt highlights unseasonable weather, uncertainty in Northwest Alaska
Warm weather makes the hunt a little easier, but locals are concerned about precarious sea ice and unpredictable weather.
As first legislative budget cuts emerge, some question rural impact
Reductions include $9.8 million in cuts to education programs, as well as cutting all $2.7 million in state funding for public broadcasting.
Another Democrat joins Republican-led Senate majority
Senate Minority Leader Berta Gardner, an Anchorage Democrat, said her caucus members were disappointed.
Alaska Natives discuss what ‘Eskimo’ means to them
Alaska Airlines use of the phrase “Meet our Eskimo” in its rebranding campaign has sparked a controversy and new conversation about what “Eskimo” means to Alaska Natives.