Donlin dam failure could put lives at risk and harm fish habitat, study saysNew analysis of the Alaska mine, which was ordered by a federal judge, considers larger releases from potential breaks in the dam planned to hold mining waste.Anchorage Daily News7d agoWhole story →PlanetJusticedonlin mine environmental study
How Ted Cruz, once a Republican gadfly, became a bipartisan dealmakerThe Texas senator was the driving force behind a bill to overhaul regulation of college athletics that passed the chamber Monday night.Anchorage Daily News8d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationTed Cruzcollege athletics bill passage
The Senate passed a sweeping college sports bill. Here’s what it would change.The Protect College Sports Act was approved by a vote of 77-22. The bill now heads to the House, which is divided over how Congress should intervene in college athletics.Anchorage Daily News8d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationcollege sports bill passage
Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political’David Steiner once criticized Donald Trump’s leadership style after seeing him on “The Apprentice.” Nearly two decades later, he finds himself navigating Trump’s influence on the Postal Service.Anchorage Daily News8d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeDonald Trumpmail voting crackdown
