Kodiak next in line for Alaska Airlines terminal upgrade

Alaska Airlines has unveiled plans to enlarge and upgrade its Kodiak terminal.  Alaska’s terminals in Kodiak and Utqiagvik (Barrow) are the airline’s top priorities now as the company continues a system-wide upgrade of its 13 owned rural properties around …

Boats, bridges and airports: DOT draft plan outlines Interior Alaska needs

The Alaska Department of Transportation is seeking public input on its long-term Interior Alaska Transportation Plan, which will help shape the state’s 2036 Long Range Transportation Plan. Along with plans from five other regions, the Interior plan will …

May 8: Rick Thoman’s Climate Highlight for Western Alaska

Temperatures in April were overall not too far from normal. Eastern Norton Sound was just a little bit milder than average, while west of Golovin temperatures averaged just a little bit below normal. At Nome, the average temperature of 22 degrees was …

Opinion: Alaska should keep ranked choice voting, but let’s make it easier

Ranked choice voting, or RCV, is once again under threat in Alaska. A new ballot initiative seeks to repeal the system that Alaskans voted into place in 2020 and narrowly reaffirmed in 2024. If this new repeal measure qualifies for the 2026 ballot, voters …

Tulsa District awards construction contract to Alaska company for Tinker AFB work

The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract to Tatitlek Universal Services Inc., for construction at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 8. The $5.2 million contract calls for the Anchorage, Alaska company to make upgrades to an …

Nick Begich III Scores a Big Win for Alaska - But There's a Catch

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. The Great Land's new Republican at-large Congressman, Nick Begich III, is proving to be everything his predecessor was not. Chief among the …

Cost estimates rising for permafrost-related damage to Alaska roads and buildings

Permafrost thaw is expected to impose costs of $37 billion to $51 billion to Alaska roads and buildings through the middle of the century, according to a newly published study. The calculated toll, detailed in a study published in the journal Nature …

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Alaska superintendents jump on tax-and-spend train, while conservative groups open up (meme) warfare

The Alaska Superintendents Association issued a formal statement after meeting with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The superintendents publicly urged the governor to not veto House Bill 57, legislation that he has indicated he plans to veto because it contains none …

Alaska Catholic leaders react to the election of Pope Leo XIV

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Catholics across the world and across Alaska celebrated the election of a new pope on Thursday. “Thrilled,” said Archbishop Andrew Bellisario of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. “I’m just thrilled. Yeah, I would have been …