The Alaska Current

A collective of Alaskans providing all the news, politics, and culture that can fit in 665,400 square miles.

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The filing period for Alaska’s statewide races closed on Monday, setting up an expansive, 17-candidate field for the state’s next governor — and there’s just about someone for everyone. https://t.co/fZenOdMpAq

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Haines is small, remote and packed with artists. In the latest Pressing Silence, Baylee Pearson shares how printmaking, community and life in Southeast Alaska inspire her work under the name Misfit Prints. https://t.co/pxN9uWSEW5

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The Ninth Circuit has rejected former Sen. Lora Reinbold’s lawsuit against Alaska Airlines, ruling that enforcing COVID mask mandates didn’t make the airline a state actor subject to constitutional claims. https://t.co/xfyyylMhk8

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Unclear costs, unknown gas sources, future demands on state cash and unanswered questions about whether the project pencils out at all. https://t.co/lZGEnaMTIh

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“Alaskans are natural nurturers — we take pride in what it means to exist in the harshness of northerness,” writes Emily Mesner in this month’s “Where We’re Anchored” column.
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Some Alaska officials are pushing to turn the state into a hub for AI data centers, tying massive energy and gas projects to growing tech demand — a shift that could reshape the state’s landscapes, energy use and economy for decades. Illustration by Holly Todd.

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Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, the last Democrat to win Alaska's governorship, has endorsed Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in the 2026 gubernatorial race. https://t.co/ARP6gRS5ft

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On a 21-19 vote, the Alaska House on Tuesday approved a change to Senate Bill 24 that would legalize new cigar lounges in Alaska. https://t.co/EIzRXKHGBI

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Alaska lawmakers failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of the public pension bill Tuesday, ending the latest push to restore a retirement option for public workers. https://t.co/xdBwfVR3MZ

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Alaska lawmakers spent Monday trying to rush through a massive AKLNG subsidy bill while rewriting provisions on the House floor in real time. https://t.co/YM4jaK6JUS

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Last week, Alaska lawmakers rejected Attorney General Stephen Cox, making him the first Alaska cabinet-level appointee rejected by legislators since Sarah Palin’s administration. Hours later, Gov. Mike Dunleavy gave him a new job anyway. https://t.co/0uNim4QvKI

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Weeks after a tech vendor backed a GOP finance conference hosted by Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum, it received millions in state contracts tied to Alaska’s $90M+ tech and energy deal network. https://t.co/F9H7O4nnb9

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CORRECTION: We stated that the initial Department of Revenue contract was worth $7.5 million, when in fact, that contract expanded to $11.9 million, according to Saige Managing Partner Charles Hu, who supplied us with the numbers himself. https://t.co/hMPdWwMhmm

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On Tuesday, I published a big scoop on @AdamCrumAK and tech vendor Saige Consulting with @AlaskaCurrent, and we got a request for corrections!

Please check out our response...
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A vendor sponsoring a glacier cruise at a GOP finance conference hosted by Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum later secured millions in Alaska contracts — part of a wider $80M+ set of deals tied to the state’s data center and energy ambitions. https://t.co/F9H7O4nnb9

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The Alaska Legislature has less than a week left to pass a budget, confirm appointees, wrap priority bills — and somehow decide whether to approve a multibillion-dollar subsidy for the AKLNG pipeline. https://t.co/JkieJykTmm

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As Alaska school districts lose students — and funding — to out-of-district homeschool and charter programs, the House approved a bill aimed at stabilizing budgets by smoothing enrollment-based funding swings. https://t.co/xYovFdjKkF

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#akleg re: ADAM CRUM👇👇👇🤨🤨🤨looking a little...? @adndotcom #alaska

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Breaking! Sounds fishy to me! Great work by @Lawindsor and @AlaskaCurrent

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The state had a chance to make Alaska’s election system work better for the people who often face the biggest barriers to voting: rural Alaskans. Instead, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the bill and the override effort collapsed after two lawmakers flipped their votes. By Holly Todd.