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Alaska spaceport deal draws rocket-launch industry interest

Alaska Public Media ·

The global space-launch industry is welcoming the prospect of launching rockets from Alaska’s two spaceports to relieve the backlog at larger facilities in the Lower 48. Top officials with Alaska’s two civilian launch facilities say their new...

Alaska is America's worst state for business in 2025 as falling oil prices sink economy

CNBC · July 10, 2025

Pipeline Winding in Summer Mountain Landscape Sarkophoto | Istock | Getty Images From the first discovery in Prudhoe Bay in 1968, Alaskans have had a love-hate relationship with oil. On one hand, it allowed Alaska to abolish its state income tax,...

Alaska not immune: USDA reveals foreign entities own 270,000 acres in the Last Frontier

Must Read Alaska · July 10, 2025

Nearly 46 million acres of US forest and farmland — an area larger than the state of Washington — are now under foreign ownership, according to newly released data from the US Department of Agriculture. The report, published Thursday as part of...

Crypto firms push into US banking as President Trump signals friendlier stance

Firstpost · July 13, 2025

Cryptocurrency companies are accelerating efforts to enter traditional banking in the United States, capitalising on what they see as a more favourable regulatory climate under President Donald Trump and seeking deeper integration into the...

Alaska AG talks crime, statehood defense at Chamber luncheon

Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska ·

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor covered an array of topics at the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, including statehood defense and the proposed 800-mile Alaska LNG (liquefied natural gas) pipeline that would run from the North...

Anchorage Municipality: 18.8% of income comes from government transfers, ranking 22nd in Alaska

SC Alaska News · July 10, 2025

In 2022, Anchorage Municipality ranked as the 22nd most government transfer-dependent county in Alaska, with 18.8% of total income coming from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to information...

Alaska Air Group Announces Webcast Of Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results

MENAFN · July 9, 2025

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) SEATTLE, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss 2025 second...

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) Reports Cybersecurity Incident at One of Its Subsidiaries

Yahoo Finance ·

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) is one of the 10 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy According to Billionaire Ray Dalio. Bridgewater Associates holds over $33 million worth of shares of ALK, which represents 0.16% of its portfolio. Alaska Air Group, Inc....

Bringing home the bacon — together: Alaska farmers explore co-op for Palmer slaughterhouse

Must Read Alaska · July 13, 2025

The Alaska Division of Agriculture is inviting farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural stakeholders to a special listening session on July 17, from 6-8 pm., to explore the formation of a cooperative centered on the Palmer slaughter plant. The...

Alaska stands ready to provide nation with precious metals

Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska ·

The debate over tariffs continues, particularly with China. China’s response is to leverage our dependance on its rare earth minerals supply, such as tantalum, which is found in Alaska but not yet produced. These minerals are necessary for our...

Anchorage-based nonprofit sues U.S. Navy for canceling $5 million grant

Alaska's News Source · July 9, 2025

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage-based nonprofit has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy for suddenly canceling a $5 million federal grant that funded Alaska’s ARCTIC program. According to its website, Launch Alaska is a nonprofit...

Alaska lawmakers plan rare use of subpoenas to get oil tax data

Alaska Public Media · July 9, 2025

Alaska lawmakers plan to compel the administration of Gov. Mike Dunleavy to release data on oil taxes through a rare use of the state Legislature’s subpoena power. It’s the latest development in a long-running dispute between the Legislature and...

Alaska sees steady tourism season while some call for a boycott of the State

Your Alaska Link ·

Tourism season is in full swing here in Alaska, and while numbers across the nation are down, cruise-based tourism, which accounts for 65% of Alaska's summer visitors, seems to be still chugging along strongly. Liz Perry, the president and CEO of...

The big, beautiful return of American energy dominance

Washington Examiner · July 20, 2025

President Donald Trump is unleashing opportunities for industries to succeed in the national and world economies. This is especially true for the energy sector. Even big, beautiful coal may be making a comeback to assist with the nation’s...

Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base is top choice for military’s first nuclear microreactor

Anchorage Daily News - Alaska ·

Eielson Air Force Base entrance in Fairbanks, photographed on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (Emily Mesner / ADN) An Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense...

Alaska Activists Submit First Signatures To Put Psychedelics Legalization Measure On 2026 Ballot

Marijuana Moment · July 8, 2025

Proponents of a plan in Alaska to legalize certain psychedelics—including psilocybin, mescaline and DMT—have submitted an initial round of voter signatures as part of the campaign’s effort to put the proposed measure on 2026 state ballot. Last...

Alaska ranked 18th in average VA home loan amount in Q1

Last Frontier News - Alaska · July 8, 2025

Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia With $423,899 in home loans issued, Alaska ranked 18th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the first quarter of...

Alaska Nanooks volleyball season tickets now available for purchase

Interior Alaska News · July 7, 2025

Season tickets for the 2025 Alaska Nanooks volleyball season are now on sale. Priced at $100, these tickets can be purchased online. Ticket holders benefit from having their preferred seats reserved throughout the season. A combined court sport...

Alaska natural gas pipeline project eyes start for Asian customers

Nikkei Asia · July 8, 2025

TOKYO -- A 1,300-kilometer natural gas pipeline project in Alaska connecting the northern and southern regions of the resource rich U.S. state is expected to be up and running in about three years, a top executive told Nikkei Asia. Adam Prestidge,...

Anchorage saw ‘more than a dozen wildland fires’ over the weekend, including 4 bigger blazes

Anchorage Daily News - Alaska ·

As wildfires continue to ignite and burn across Alaska’s Interior, hot weather in Southcentral Alaska over the July 4 holiday weekend contributed to several small blazes within the Municipality of Anchorage. “Over the three-day weekend, there were...