Cale Green
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Cale Green is the CEO, a cofounder and the editor of Alaska News. Cale is an Alaskan who has worn many hats. He has made award-winning documentaries, handled political communications and consulting for folks on the right, the left and in the center, and worked in news and in government. He lives in Anchorage with his wife, Taylor Thompson, an incredible attorney.
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Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Southcentral this weekend and next
A roundup of Oktoberfest celebrations across Southcentral Alaska, including free all-ages events in Girdwood, Anchorage and Valdez this weekend and ticketed 21-and-older fundraisers in Palmer and Eagle River on Oct. 3.
State boundary commission revisits a rule that could stop Eaglexit before a full review
Eaglexit and Eagle River detachment: Alaska's Local Boundary Commission meets Sept. 30 on repealing a borough size rule that could block the Chugach Regional Borough.
Global refinery disruptions widened fuel margins in 2026, and rural Alaska's barge fuel cost more
Regulatory filings show Galena paid $4.97 a gallon for 2026 fuel, up 29 percent, while St. Paul paid about $7.55, as rural Alaska locked in spring prices for winter.
Mayor's substitute puts Anchorage's surveillance network before the Assembly Tuesday
Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has filed a substitute surveillance ordinance for the Anchorage Assembly's Sept. 15 meeting. It keeps license plate readers and the Real-Time Crime Center running under policies written into code, instead of the 14-day data deletion and predictive-analytics ban the original sponsors proposed
War-driven oil prices are filling Alaska's treasury while straining its households
War-driven oil prices have boosted Alaska's petroleum revenue while pushing gas to $5 and diesel past $6, and federal forecasts show Trump's below-$2 gas promise isn't supported.
Three Alaska governor candidates agree on the problems, diverge on government's role
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Treg Taylor and Dave Bronson agreed on Alaska's problems but diverged on solutions at a Last Frontier Republican Club forum Tuesday.
A fight over whether North Slope oil money stays local or goes to the whole state
Alaska's larger share of North Slope oil revenue under the 2025 federal law is narrower than advertised, and a fight has broken out over whether that money should keep flowing to North Slope communities or to statewide accounts.
Tom Begich withdraws his campaign and endorses Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Tom Begich and Julia Hnilicka, who finished second in Alaska's governor primary, announced on Facebook Friday that they are dropping out of the race and endorsing JKT for Governor.
Soccer came home this summer — Where to watch the World Cup in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau
Where to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Alaska: a free Argentina screening at Anchorage's Bear Tooth on July 3, plus 907 Alehouse and Fairbanks watch parties.
A judge weighs whether Alaska gets two Dan Sullivans
An Anchorage judge will rule Friday on whether a second "Dan Sullivan" can join Sen. Dan Sullivan on Alaska's primary ballot, as a ballot-printing deadline looms.
Two Assembly members want Martinez out. The removal law may not reach him
Donald Handeland, Jared Goecker call for Anchorage Assembly's George Martinez to resign over APOC fines; AMC 2.70.030 removal law faces private-capacity carve-out
Daniel J. Sullivan sued the state today over a denied Senate ballot spot
Daniel J. Sullivan, denied a U.S. Senate primary ballot spot in Alaska, filed a court appeal today as state lawmakers held a joint hearing on the dispute
Senate passes gas-line bill; Dunleavy immediately calls lawmakers back to rewrite it
Alaska's Senate passed LNG bill HB 381 12-8; Gov. Dunleavy called a second special session to rewrite provisions he says would sink the North Slope gas project.
Anchorage Press plans return, with Northern Journal folding into revived paper
Northern Journal founder Nathaniel Herz and incoming publisher Veri di Suvero have struck a deal to revive the Anchorage Press alternative weekly, folding Northern Journal into the new publication ahead of a planned fall print and digital launch.
Dunleavy was at Trump's signing reopening 500,000 square miles of Western Pacific to commercial fishing
President Trump signed a proclamation Thursday reopening nearly 500,000 square miles of Western Pacific waters to commercial fishing, reversing Obama-era closures that had barred U.S. fishermen while foreign vessels continued to operate. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy attended the White House signing.
Anchorage Assembly postpones public safety commission to July
After hearing emotional testimony from families who lost loved ones to police shootings, the Anchorage Assembly voted 8-4 Tuesday to postpone debate on a substitute version of a public safety oversight commission that would give APD and other agencies voting seats.
Anchorage transfers Heritage Land Bank parcel for natural burial cemetery
The Anchorage Assembly voted 11-1 Tuesday to transfer a 9.6-acre Heritage Land Bank parcel to Alaska Natural Burial, a nonprofit that will create Anchorage's first natural burial cemetery. The move addresses the city's burial space shortage after Anchorage Memorial Park reached capacity and a 2024 cemetery bond failed.
Anchorage Assembly to consider letting licensed wildlife operators use air guns in city limits
Assembly member Zac Johnson has proposed letting state-licensed nuisance-wildlife operators use air rifles and air pistols inside city limits while performing licensed work. The ordinance would add an exception to existing municipal weapons code.
The Air Force wants to put AI data centers on Alaska military land — and the three sites tell three very different stories
The Air Force is soliciting private developers to propose commercial AI data centers on military land at three Alaska installations, with proposals due June 29 and developers responsible for solving power, water and environmental challenges.
Trump invokes Defense Production Act; makes way for new Alaska coal plant
The administration announced a $700 million federal package, matched by $1.7 billion in private investment, that it says will support 14 coal plants and 42 mines, including two new plants in Alaska and West Virginia. Federal databases do not yet show finalized authorization for the new construction or the associated funding.