The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill an open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court is moving toward a final vote as early as Saturday. First though, senators are on Thursday reviewing an FBI report on allegations Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when both were teenagers and that he exposed himself to another woman […]
(Juneau) – Alaska received the highest grade given in a report released this week by the Center for American Progress that examined election security. The organization examined seven factors, including cybersecurity standards for voter registration systems, voter-verified paper audit trail, and post-election audits in grading all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Alaska received […]
Genetic analysis of ancient DNA from a 6-week-old infant found at an Interior Alaska archaeological site has revealed a previously unknown population of ancient people in North America. The findings, published in the Jan. 3 edition of the journal Nature, represent a major shift in scientists’ theories about how humans populated North America. The researchers have […]
(Juneau) — Permit results announced last week for Tier II subsistence hunts have been nullified due to a data processing error. The error has subsequently been corrected and all Tier II applications properly scored. The valid, updated Tier II hunt results are now available on the Department of Fish and Game webpage at https://www.drawresults.adfg.alaska.gov/DrawResults/ . […]