Opinion: Medicaid cuts will put Alaska hospitals and Alaskans’ health care at risk. Our senators need to step up.

(iStock / Getty Images) There is no question: the federal budget reconciliation now under Senate review would severely harm Alaskans, especially in rural communities. As CEO of one of Alaska’s last three community-owned critical access Hospitals, I see …

"I Have A Detonator With Me": Alaska Airlines Deals With Similar Bomb Scare Nearly 2 Years Apart

An Alaska Airlines flight and other flights around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) were disrupted on June 14, 2025, after a passenger made remarks about having a bomb onboard. The Alaska Airlines flight was forced to stop taxiing, and two of the …

Governor Mike Dunleavy halves funding for Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute with veto

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has vetoed half of the funding the state's legislature allocated to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) as the government struggles to deal with revenue shortfalls. In a special message announcing his line-item …

Temperatures warming across Alaska this week

Michigan river beat spots in Alaska, Montana for best fly-fishing in U.S.

When it comes to fly fishing, no one has a better river than Michigan. That’s according to USA Today readers, who were asked to identify the best rivers in the U.S. for fly fishing. The list, released on June 11, was curated by an expert panel and voted on …

In Depth: Alaska Airlines' Long-Haul Routes From Seattle-Tacoma To Tokyo, Seoul, & Rome

Seemingly out of nowhere, on December 3, 2023, Alaska Airlines, or rather its parent company, Alaska Air Group, announced that it would acquire Hawaiian Airlines, or rather its parent company, Hawaiian Holdings, in a transaction valued at $1.9 billion, …

The wildness of Alaska

Tourist season is in full swing and so is the state and travel industry’s promotion of “wildness” to lure visitors. “The wild spirit of Alaska,” “Alaska’s wild heart,” “Unleash your wild side,” “Embrace the wild, feel alive “— innumerable phrases advertise …

Methamphetamine a big contributor to Alaska’s opioid-dominated overdose deaths, report says

While opioids have been involved in most of Alaska’s drug overdose deaths, another drug is a frequent contributor to those outcomes: methamphetamine. A little over half of the fatal overdoses in Alaska from 2017 to 2023 involved methamphetamine use, most …

Alaska’s Minimum Wage Will Increase Starting July 1

Alaska’s minimum wage is set to rise to $13.00 an hour starting July 1, 2025, following the voter-approved Ballot Measure 1 last November. The wage will continue to climb, reaching $14.00 in 2026 and $15.00 in 2027, before being tied to inflation starting …

The dismantling of Alaska's education system

To the editor: The Daily News-Miner was wrong with the headline that Gov. Dunleavy’s vetoes of education funding were due to “bleak state revenue forecasts.” Dunleavy has never cared about our perennial bleak revenue forecasts. Every year he proposes …