PACs pour tens of millions into Alaska’s congressional races, with Senate race dominating spendingSince mid-July, PACs have spent $58 per Alaskan on political advertising.Anchorage Daily News4d agoWhole story →Governmentalaska midterm elections
NY governor appoints special prosecutor to oversee Cornell rape investigation, removing case from the DAGov. Kathy Hochul said she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case.Anchorage Daily News4d agoWhole story →JusticeKathy Hochulcornell rape investigation
Tennessee fails to execute Christa Gail Pike in two attemptsTennessee Gov. Bill Lee late Wednesday halted the state’s remaining scheduled execution for the rest of the year and ordered an outside investigation.Anchorage Daily News5d agoWhole story →JusticeBill Leetennessee execution failure
Geothermal exploration on Alaska’s Mount Augustine to receive millions in federal fundingAn Energy Department grant could provide up to $8 million for Anchorage-based geothermal energy company GeoAlaska.Anchorage Daily News5d agoWhole story →Planetgeothermal funding announcement
Federal Trade Commission launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAIThe probe reflects a focus by Trump administration officials on using existing laws to tame artificial intelligence safety risks.Anchorage Daily News5d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeftc ai investigation
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 News6d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetdonlin 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 News7d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentTed 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 News7d agoWhole story →CultureEducationcollege 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 News7d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentDonald Trumpmail voting crackdown
