✍️ Reporter @alaskabeacon.com, covering Alaska statewide news, politics & policy, focused on education, and social and criminal justice www.alaskabeacon.com
Love this. Creativity is infinite www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
‘No plan, no budget, no promotion’: how a genre-mashing masterpiece by a forgotten New York beatnik blew Gen Z awayHow did an album that began life in 1984 – fusing disco, folk, synth-pop and Chinese opera – end up as ‘one of 2026’s most thrilling releases’? And why does its creator call himself Nirosta Steel?www.theguardian.com
Alaska’s 17 governor candidates have raised nearly $9 million. This chart from @willkoeppen.com and Anchorage Press shows who gave it. Read more @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/28/a...
Alaska's 17 governor candidates have raised nearly $9 million. This chart shows who gave it. | Alaska BeaconDonors' identities can also tell the public about which constituencies and stakeholders are supporting particular candidates, and they also can hint at which special interests a winning candidate migh...alaskabeacon.com
UPDATED: Administration asks US Supreme Court to uphold sweeping Trump order restricting vote-by-mail @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/admi...
Administration asks US Supreme Court to uphold sweeping Trump order restricting vote-by-mailThe Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order restricting vote-by-mail.The move c...www.newsfromthestates.comAlaska Legislature opens third gasline special session with no fanfare and even less optimism, write @alaska.bsky.social and @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/27/a...
Alaska Legislature opens third gasline special session with no fanfare and even less optimism | Alaska BeaconGov. Dunleavy says he’s negotiating in private on possible new legislation, but lawmakers had nothing to work on Monday as the session began.alaskabeacon.com
Good morning from the Alaska Capitol, where lawmakers will begin their third special session of the year at 10 a.m. It will be quiet. After the failure of the compromise gasline tax bill at the end of the second special session, there's little hope for a third special session.
Alaska removes thousands from state’s active voter list, erroneously flagging some citizens, write @alaska.bsky.social and @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/23/a...
Alaska removes thousands from state’s active voter list, erroneously flagging some citizens | Alaska BeaconDMV sent ‘old data’ to the Division of Elections, the Alaska's elections director said, but DMV says elections officials asked for it.alaskabeacon.comAlaska elections director defends disqualifying U.S. Senate candidate, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/23/a...
Alaska elections division director defends disqualifying U.S. Senate candidate | Alaska BeaconMembers of the House Judiciary and State Affairs committees questioned Alaska Division of Elections director Carol Beecher on Wednesday about the state’s response to a U.S. Senate candidate with the s...alaskabeacon.comAlso helps explains why Blanche and a group of federal officials visited the Y-K Delta... but not why they didn't alert KYUK, hold any public events or declined to comment about the visit after... www.kyuk.org/politics/202...
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche visits Bethel and EmmonakThe Association of Village Council Presidents hosted the current head of the U.S. Department of Justice alongside other tribal and political leaders on July 8.www.kyuk.org"Those developments all coincide with Blanche’s effort to court Republican senators to vote for his nomination as he deals with blowback over the botched release of the Jeffrey Epstein files..." www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Lisa Murkowski is undecided on Blanche’s confirmation. Her state is getting a windfall from DOJ.The senior Republican senator from Alaska has a history of leveraging her vote to get wins for her state.www.politico.comFor Yukon River residents, salmon shortages have health consequences, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/23/f...
For Yukon River residents, salmon shortages have health consequences | Alaska BeaconA dietary staple, salmon had — until recently — been the main source of protein for Indigenous people who live along the Interior Alaska river systems.alaskabeacon.com
NEW: Get Out the Native Vote is a voter mobilization effort now underway to reach Alaska Native voters - roughly 1 in 4 voters in Alaska - across the state's vast and varied geography to boost voter education and turnout. alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/22/g...
Get Out the Native Vote initiative galvanizes Alaska Native voters for the 2026 elections | Alaska BeaconGet Out the Native Vote aims to turn around a decline in Alaska Native voter turnout through forging statewide partnerships, boosting voter education and outreach, and reducing logistical challengesalaskabeacon.comGet Out the Native Vote initiative galvanizes Alaska Native voters for the 2026 elections, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/22/g...
Get Out the Native Vote initiative galvanizes Alaska Native voters for the 2026 elections | Alaska BeaconGet Out the Native Vote aims to turn around a decline in Alaska Native voter turnout through forging statewide partnerships, boosting voter education and outreach, and reducing logistical challengesalaskabeacon.com
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Bears can open unlocked car doors with the handle. It's not an isolated feat of bear genius, it's something they can do pretty consistently.
Corinne SmithA black bear snacks on granola bars in front of the Alaska State Capitol this morning, reportedly snatched from a parked car nearby.