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Cale, kinda like the vegetable Green just like the color
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.
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.
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, 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
BLM opens bids June 5 on an ANWR Coastal Plain lease sale. After a canceled 2021 auction and a 2025 bust, industry interest is finally being tested again.
Anchorage Assembly public hearing on proposed Public Safety Commission ordinance
The Assembly passed a resolution recognizing National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend after contentious debate over statistical accuracy, with amendments made to address concerns about data presentation.
The Anchorage Assembly's Housing and Homelessness Committee heard Sunday that the 2026 Point-in-Time Count recorded 291 people sleeping outside, a 28% decline from 2025, while municipal shelters operated at 100% capacity and administration officials estimated the need for 100 additional year-round beds at an annual cost of $2.45 million.
The Anchorage Assembly heard a Thursday worksession briefing on proposed amendments to municipal child care licensing code that would eliminate annual physical exam requirements, remove outdated sick-child-center provisions, and modernize training rules to align with state regulations, with a public hearing scheduled for May 26.
The Anchorage Assembly Budget and Finance Committee learned Thursday that the municipality has accumulated roughly $31 million in deficits across two internal service funds — $16.6 million in workers' compensation and general liability, and $14.7 million in information technology — with the administration promising a plan to retire most of the general government liability when the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report is released in June.
The Anchorage Assembly Infrastructure Committee heard Thursday that the municipality faces a $1.3 billion deficit in failing stormwater infrastructure, with 68 percent of storm pipes already failing and limited funding to address the crisis.