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Sealed blank ballot envelopes in a rural Alaska election office overlooking a small airstrip

State News

Alaska Reroutes Rural Ballots After 75 Miss Primary Count

Alaska will reroute absentee-in-person ballots from its western election region to Anchorage after rural mail delays left about 75 primary ballots arriving after certification. The change covers October and November voting.

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State News

Rhode Island Report Finds 43% of Households Below Basic-Cost Threshold

Sep 17, 2026

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State News

Oklahoma Details 2027 SoonerCare Work Requirements

Sep 17, 2026

Laptop with an abstract application-status screen beside household financial papers overlooking a snowy Alaska landscape

State News

Alaska’s First 2026 PFD Payment Cutoff Is September 18

Sep 17, 2026

An empty Alaska highway curves through autumn tundra toward snow-covered mountains beside a survey tripod.

State News

Alaska Opens Four-Year Transportation Plan for Comment

Sep 17, 2026

Illustration of a generic Alaska coastal community facing high winds, rough water and heavy rain during an autumn storm.

State News

Alaska Storm Spreads High Winds and Coastal-Flood Risk Statewide

Sep 16, 2026

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State News

Alaska Sues Nine Companies Over Three Unplugged North Slope Wells

Sep 16, 2026

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Politics

Trump-Aligned Super PAC Reserves $74 Million for Midterms

Sep 12, 2026

Unmarked residential mailboxes along a quiet neighborhood street at dawn

US

White House Promises $500 Refunds to One Million ACA Enrollees

Sep 11, 2026

The United States Capitol in early morning light as pedestrians cross the public plaza.

Politics

Republicans Enter Midterm Sprint With Congress at Risk

Sep 8, 2026

Labor Day Travelers Face Higher Hotel Costs and Cheaper Cruises

Travel

Labor Day Travelers Face Higher Hotel Costs and Cheaper Cruises

Aug 26, 2026

4 States Vote Today as Florida’s New Map Could Shift Up to 4 House Seats and Alaska Tests a Top-Four Senate Field

Politics

4 States Vote Today as Florida’s New Map Could Shift Up to 4 House Seats and Alaska Tests a Top-Four Senate Field

Aug 18, 2026

One GOP Vote, One 1.8 Billion Fund: Todd Blanche's Attorney General Bid Survives a 24-Hour Scare

Politics

One GOP Vote, One 1.8 Billion Fund: Todd Blanche's Attorney General Bid Survives a 24-Hour Scare

Aug 9, 2026

Healthcare

U.S. Life Expectancy Rebounds 1.1 Years to 77.5 in 2022, but Remains Below 2019 as Suicides Reach Record 49,449

Dec 2, 2023

Healthcare

CDC Recommends Maternal RSV Vaccine at 32–36 Weeks After 11-1 Vote, Adding Second Infant Protection Option

Sep 23, 2023

US

Biden Administration Cancels Seven Arctic Refuge Oil Leases and Moves to Protect 13 Million Acres in Western Alaska

Sep 9, 2023

Healthcare

Federal Judge Vacates Transportation Mask Mandate as CDC Seeks Appeal and Airlines Drop Requirements

Apr 23, 2022

US

Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson 53–47, Making Her First Black Woman Chosen for Supreme Court

Apr 9, 2022

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