The withheld funds include grants for adult literacy, English language learning, civics and GED classes.
Federal Government
Alaska senators split vote on first step to passing $9B clawback bill
The rescission bill to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and slash foreign aid cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday night.
National Democrats are ‘salivating’ over a Mary Peltola bid for US Senate. But Alaska’s governor’s race could be ‘wide open’ too.
The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away. But Democrats in Alaska and Outside are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for.
Trump’s EPA could revive controversial Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska
A document filed in Northern Dynasty’s pending lawsuit to get a prior EPA veto of the project thrown out says the company and the agency are discussing a possible settlement.
Coast Guard’s Alaska region gets new commander and name amid funding surge
Rear Adm. Bob Little is the new commander of the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska, just as the big budget bill passes the president’s desk.
Anchorage ICE detainee recently transferred to Tacoma hospitalized with tuberculosis
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska said ICE told detainees they were exposed to TB while being held in Anchorage. The state called those claims “categorically false and dangerously misleading.”