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US Education Department civil rights staff returning to work to tackle complaint backlog, writes Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/08/r...
US Education Department civil rights staff returning to work to tackle complaint backlog | Alaska Beacon
The department is bringing back hundreds of employees in its Office for Civil Rights who were placed on paid administrative leave this year.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
US Education Department civil rights staff returning to work to tackle complaint backlog, writes Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/08/r...
US Supreme Court seems ready to back Trump in case of fired FTC commissioner, writes Ashley Murray for @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/08/r...
US Supreme Court seems ready to back Trump in case of fired FTC commissioner | Alaska Beacon
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready to expand presidential power after hearing a case Monday on whether President Donald Trump can hire and fire members of independent federal agencies without cause...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
US Supreme Court seems ready to back Trump in case of fired FTC commissioner, writes Ashley Murray for @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/08/r...
Child support comes first when considering debts owed in foreclosure, Alaska Supreme Court rules, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/child...
Child support comes first when considering debts owed in foreclosure, Alaska Supreme Court rules | Alaska Beacon
Justices said the Alaska Legislature might want to take up the issue of priorities if it disagrees with the court's interpretation.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Child support comes first when considering debts owed in foreclosure, Alaska Supreme Court rules, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/child...
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A planned fiber-optic cable project, set to come online in 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska’s phone and high-speed internet network
The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A planned fiber-optic cable project, set to come online in 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in Alaska, but a CDC advisory committee voted to drop the vaccine recommendation for newborns. via @alaskabeacon.com
Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended
Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in the state, but a CDC advisory committee voted to drop the vaccine recommendation for newborns.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in Alaska, but a CDC advisory committee voted to drop the vaccine recommendation for newborns. via @alaskabeacon.com
Trump signs law that revokes some limits on drilling in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com
Trump signs law that revokes some limits on drilling in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve | Alaska Beacon
The reserve, located to the west of Prudhoe Bay, has been the site of interest by oil and gas producers working in Alaska.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Trump signs law that revokes some limits on drilling in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com
Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com
Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended | Alaska Beacon
Hepatitis B, once rampant in Native villages, is no longer being spread to children. But federal panel now opposes vaccines for newborns.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com
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One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state. (via Alaska Beacon)
Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska’s phone and high-speed internet network
The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state. (via Alaska Beacon)
Trump order ending birthright citizenship to be argued at US Supreme Court, reports Jacob Fischler for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Trump order ending birthright citizenship to be argued at US Supreme Court | Alaska Beacon
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday justices will hear a case to decide if President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship is constitutional.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump order ending birthright citizenship to be argued at US Supreme Court, reports Jacob Fischler for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
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One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state.
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Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska’s phone and high-speed internet network
One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state.On Wednesday, Cordova Telecom Cooperative and GCI announced a partnership to lay an…
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December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state.
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When open for service in fall 2027, the two cables will provide high-speed internet to small communities in Prince William Sound and northern Southeast Alaska.
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Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska's phone and high-speed internet network
The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When open for service in fall 2027, the two cables will provide high-speed internet to small communities in Prince William Sound and northern Southeast Alaska.
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Signalgate report says Hegseth created a risk to national security with cellphone messages, reports Jennifer Shutt for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Signalgate report says Hegseth created a risk to national security with cellphone messages | Alaska Beacon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated official policy when he used the publicly available Signal app to message about military plans from his personal cell phone, including imminent bombings in…
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December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Signalgate report says Hegseth created a risk to national security with cellphone messages, reports Jennifer Shutt for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
U.S. work authorizations for legal immigrants slashed from 5 years to 18 months, reports Ariana Figueroa for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
U.S. work authorizations for legal immigrants slashed from 5 years to 18 months | Alaska Beacon
The Trump administration Thursday announced new restrictions for immigrants, reducing the work authorization periods from five years to 18 months, the latest crackdown on legal immigration.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
U.S. work authorizations for legal immigrants slashed from 5 years to 18 months, reports Ariana Figueroa for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska’s phone and high-speed internet network, reports James Brooks for @alaskabeacon.com
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Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska's phone and high-speed internet network | Alaska Beacon
The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is also expected bring faster service to several isolated coastal communities.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska’s phone and high-speed internet network, reports James Brooks for @alaskabeacon.com
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Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for the Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly, reports Max Graham for Northern Journal via @alaskabeacon.com
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Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for the Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly. | Alaska Beacon
The massive Red Dog mine is grappling with a problem that's spreading across the Arctic: thawing permafrost.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for the Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly, reports Max Graham for Northern Journal via @alaskabeacon.com
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Health subsidies would continue for 3 years under Dem bill to be voted on in US Senate, reports Jennifer Shutt for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Health subsidies would continue for 3 years under Dem bill to be voted on in US Senate | Alaska Beacon
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday the chamber will vote next week to extend enhanced tax credits for three years for people who purchase their health insurance from the…
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December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Health subsidies would continue for 3 years under Dem bill to be voted on in US Senate, reports Jennifer Shutt for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
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UAF's facility is one of four National Renewable Energy Laboratory centers; two campuses are in Colorado and there is an office in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Department of Energy lab, active in Alaska, drops 'renewable' from name
The Trump administration, which broadly opposes renewable energy projects, changed the name of the Colorado-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory to "National Laboratory of the Rockies."
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December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
UAF's facility is one of four National Renewable Energy Laboratory centers; two campuses are in Colorado and there is an office in Washington, D.C.
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Republicans left tribes out of their $50B rural fund. Now it’s up to states to share, reports Jazmin Orosco Rodriquez for @kffhealthnews.org via @alaskabeacon.com
Republicans left tribes out of their $50B rural fund. Now it’s up to states to share. | Alaska Beacon
The Trump administration is touting its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program as the largest-ever U.S. investment in rural health care. But the government made minimal mention of Native…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Republicans left tribes out of their $50B rural fund. Now it’s up to states to share, reports Jazmin Orosco Rodriquez for @kffhealthnews.org via @alaskabeacon.com
High tensions around law enforcement, ICE tactics on display in heated US House hearing, reports Jacob Fischler for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
High tensions around law enforcement, ICE tactics on display in heated US House hearing | Alaska Beacon
Members of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee decried violence against law enforcement, but seemed to make little headway in identifying how to address the issue during a Wednesday hearing…
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December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
High tensions around law enforcement, ICE tactics on display in heated US House hearing, reports Jacob Fischler for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
U.S. Department of Energy lab, active in Alaska, drops ‘renewable’ from name, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com
U.S. Department of Energy lab, active in Alaska, drops ‘renewable’ from name | Alaska Beacon
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which has Arctic-focused operations at UAF, is now called the "National Laboratory of the Rockies."
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December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
U.S. Department of Energy lab, active in Alaska, drops ‘renewable’ from name, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com
Alaska Court of Appeals upholds 1995 murder conviction despite key witness reversing testimony, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com
Alaska Court of Appeals upholds 1995 murder conviction despite key witness reversing testimony | Alaska Beacon
Brian Hall, sentenced in 1995, could still be considered for release under new sentencing guidelines mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Alaska Court of Appeals upholds 1995 murder conviction despite key witness reversing testimony, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com
Lawmakers press for Epstein files briefing, as Dems release photos of his private island, reports Ashley Murray for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Lawmakers press for Epstein files briefing, as Dems release photos of his private island | Alaska Beacon
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi for a briefing this week to review the contents of the Epstein files ahead of the Justice Department’s legally binding…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Lawmakers press for Epstein files briefing, as Dems release photos of his private island, reports Ashley Murray for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
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The Alaska National Guard said five service members will assist with “administrative and logistical” duties at the Anchorage ICE office for up to a year.
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Gov. Dunleavy approves Alaska National Guard assisting ICE in Anchorage
Lawmakers and civil rights advocates worry that the move signals a ramping up of immigration enforcement operations in Alaska.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Alaska National Guard said five service members will assist with “administrative and logistical” duties at the Anchorage ICE office for up to a year.
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Student coalition, Dem lawmakers object to Trump Education Department moves, reports Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Student coalition, Dem lawmakers object to Trump Education Department moves | Alaska Beacon
A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders Tuesday in blasting President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Student coalition, Dem lawmakers object to Trump Education Department moves, reports Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
Trump administration puts a hold on immigration applications from 19 nations, reports Ariana Figueroa for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
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Trump administration puts a hold on immigration applications from 19 nations | Alaska Beacon
The Trump administration late Tuesday paused all immigration applications from 19 countries the president earlier had listed for restricted travel into the United States, a move that freezes…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trump administration puts a hold on immigration applications from 19 nations, reports Ariana Figueroa for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
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