ANCHORAGE — Congressional candidate Tara Sweeney has received the endorsement of Koniag and Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI), two Alaska Native Corporations, in her bid for Alaska’s lone Congressional seat. “It’s an honor to be endorsed by two Alaska Native Corporations that work to strengthen the state economy and the lives of so many Alaska Native […]
The Republican governors of Florida and Tennessee have both recently signed bills outlawing the system. Buried in a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida this week is a provision that will eliminate Floridians’ ability to use ranked-choice voting to decide their elections—as people in at least two cities there have voted […]
“Uranium contamination in a system like this is forever and while the mining company can walk away, the Havasupai tribe can’t. This is, and always has been, their home.” Indigenous and environmental activists on Friday condemned an Arizona agency’s approval of a key permit for a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon that opponents say threatens […]
DENALI PARK, Alaska: The warmer weather helped the spring road crew in their efforts to open the Denali Park Road, despite the unusually high amounts of snow that fell over the winter. The park will open the road to private vehicle traffic as far as mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, on April 30, 2022. The […]