A group of Alaska’s rural school districts are asking for help after the federal government failed to renew a program that sends grant money to logging-dependent areas.
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14,000 Alaskans could lose health insurance with Medicaid work requirement
U.S. House Republicans want to require that beneficiaries work at least 80 hours a month. The hard part for recipients and the state? Coping with the monthly reports, advocates say.
Alaska gives food stamp recipients’ personal information to federal officials
The data sharing is part of a nationwide request by the Trump administration and appears to be part of an effort targeting migrants.
Alaska immigration experts working to inform noncitizens of their rights amid federal crackdown
Experts say the Trump administration has rolled back a number of Biden-era refugee policies that have left people who entered the country legally now told that they need to leave the country.
Tribal libraries across Alaska slash hours and programming amid Trump’s cuts
It’s not yet clear how widespread the cancellations are across Alaska – or the country more broadly.
Alaska Sen. Sullivan pushes U.S. government to complete key stock surveys, fight illegal fishing amid possible NOAA funding cuts
Sen. Dan Sullivan says the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest Act, which he co-sponsored, relies on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration efforts.