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We are still fighting to ban Styrofoam in Alaska

A torn Styrofoam cup emerges with other trash from a melting pile of snow on April 26, 2026, in a parking lot by Northern Lights Boulevard in Midtown Anchorage. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)This year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have eliminated the use of polystyrene, best known as Styrofoam, in Alaska. We are interns at Alaska Community Action on Toxics, a nonprofit focused on the impacts of toxic chemicals and plastics on people’s health, the environment and

Delaware law, not Alaska law, would govern any Glenfarne buyout

One of the secret agreements between Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation deals with what the state would be required to pay Glenfarne if AGDC decides the company needs to go.“The repurchase price is based on the value Glenfarne has added to the company,” according to a document that says Delaware law would govern, not Alaska law.“If there is a dispute on the price, an independent investment bank will have 20 days from the date they are engaged to determine the final price,”

16.02-POUND FISH LEADING SILVER DERBY, 14.98-POUND FISH WINS WOMEN’S DERBY

Cheryl Wagner of Copper Center, AK, Current 1st Place in the Valdez Silver Salmon DerbyVALDEZ, Alaska – Cheryl Wagner of Copper Center said she came down to Valdez a day early to find out where the silvers were before competing in the Women’s Derby. Wagner did a lot more than scout for fish, she found a whopper of fish Friday that put her solidly in first place in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby. Wagner’s fish weighed in at 16.02-pounds and could win her $10,000 if it stays in first place through

Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill last month. A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter to Blanche urging him to consider using a 150-year-old anti-obscenity law to prevent people from obtaining abortion medication or other related materials through the mail. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter to newly confirmed U.S. Attorney

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Todd Blanche sworn in as attorney general after contentious Senate confirmation

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives with his then-personal attorney Todd Blanche in court for opening statements in his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 22, 2024, in New York City. Trump was convicted of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Since his election, he's nominated Blanche to be attorney general of the United States. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON

When McCarthy went from boom to bust

Bad news made headlines on April 1, 1937, but it was no April Fool’s joke.Officials at the Kennecott Corporation announced on April 1, 1937, that the copper mine would close within two years. Although copper prices remained strong, the richest ore bodies had largely been exhausted. Despite expensive exploration, the company found no new deposits worth developing.Any residents wanting to leave needed to start packing household goods and valuables. When the last day of work was over, the Copp

Deadeye Kurt

Kurt Vonnegut described his father as a gentle, soft-spoken pacifist. Even so, Kurt (Doc) Vonnegut, Sr. had his limits.Two big dogs owned by neighbor Fred Wales, Sr., one day killed the Vonnegut family cat. According to Kurt’s “Palm Sunday,” Doc stormed down the block to confront their owner.Fred Wales was a wealthy muscular man with an ornamental mustache. He and his socialite wife, Ethelyn Irine Brush Wales, had three daughters and a son named Fred. Mr. Wales, like Kurt’s father,

US Senate leaves town for recess after passing stopgap spending bill, blocking photo ID for voting

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON —  The U.S. Senate adjourned for its summer recess early Saturday after approving a stopgap spending bill but declining to advance legislation that would require photo ID for voting. In a rare overnight session that began on Friday, senators trudged through a slew of measures, confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general and then departed the

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State Senate candidate Louise Stutes agrees to settle campaign finance violations

Then-Speaker of the House Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, listens to a speech on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, during final debates on Alaska's state budget. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, will pay more than $2,000 to settle a series of campaign finance complaints filed by a former chair of the Alaska Republican Party in 2025.The Alaska Public Offices Commission approved the final consent agreement July 28. Under the terms of the agreement, Stutes will pay a penalty of $2

Sen. Murkowski pushes for release of $41.3M in delayed federal grants for Alaska Native education

A road sign marks the road towards the Lower Kuskokwim School District offices and the Bethel High School on October 9, 2023. The district is a recipient of Alaska Native Education Program grant funding. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)The U.S. Department of Education is expected to award $41.3 million in grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees after some delay, according to an announcement from Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.The grant

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Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with right knee injury

World No. 1 ranked Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open because of a right knee injury, putting another question mark over his preparation for the U.S. Open later this month. The news comes one week after Sinner also pulled out of the National Bank Open in Montreal because of the knee issue; he has not played competitively since defeating Alexander Zverev to successfully defend his Wimbledon championship in July, a victory that gave him his fifth Grand Slam title.The 24-year-old

New Orleans Saints lose OL Dillon Radunz to season-ending ACL tear

New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Dillon Radunz will miss the 2026 season after suffering a torn ACL during Saturday’s training camp practice, a significant setback for a team that had counted on his versatility along the offensive line. Saints coach Kellen Moore confirmed the injury Sunday, ending Radunz’s second season in New Orleans before the regular season began.Radunz, 28, entered camp as an experienced option who could provide depth at multiple positions. He appeared in 15 games for Ne

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Garth Brooks adds more dates in Chicago on his ‘Blame It All On My Roots’ retro arena tour

Garth Brooks just announced he has added more dates in Chicago, the latest stop on his Blame It All On My Roots Tour, continuing a city-by-city rollout for the arena trek that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking live production that helped redefine country music touring in the 1990s.Brooks shared on Instagram: “CHICAGO!!! You sure know how to make a guy feel welcome! The response has been OVERWHELMING, so we’re adding one FINAL show and it’s going to be our BRAND NEW OPEN

OPINION: Nothing is private in Meta’s field of vision

<p>If you want a pair of smartglasses that will record every burp, blemish and blush of whoever is sitting across from you — while it also remembers their names — chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his techies at Meta see the world the same as you. They see privacy to be dismissed and eating habits to be recorded.</p>