“I think the clock is ticking very loudly right now, and the governor realizes that.” - House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, on the time remaining for legislators to take action on a gasline bill.
Enstar Natural Gas Co.’s office in Anchorage is seen on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
Larry Jorgensen is hoping for a warm winter.
As the head of power production for Homer Electric Association, he’s the man responsible for keeping the lights on in most of the Kenai Peninsula. As winter approaches in Southcentral Alaska, his job is about to become tougher.
The Alaska House gavels in for the third special session in 2026 on the proposed AKLNG gasline project, with House Speaker Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, presiding and Reps. DeLena Johnson, R-Palmer, and Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, in attendance on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks and Corinne Smith
The Alaska Legislature opened its third special session of 2026 with no bill, few lawmakers and little hope.
A handful of legislators gathered Monday in the state Capitol at Juneau to begin a 30-day session called by Gov. Mike Dunleavy after the failure of a compromise bill that would have provided a tax break to the developer of the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
A mail ballot drop box is seen at a polling station on Nov. 4, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
By Jacob Fischer, States Newsroom
The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order restricting vote-by-mail.
The move came just two days after a federal appeals court denied the administration’s request to resume the controversial plan, which would force significant limits and voter information collection requirements on states in regard to vote-by-mail.
A bee is seen pollinating a backyard chive flower in Alaska. (Photo by Timothy Bundy)
COMMENTARY
By Timothy Bundy
On a bright June morning in Soldotna, a homeowner steps into the yard with a cup of coffee and notices a bumblebee working its way across a patch of blooming chives. It’s a small moment, but one that reflects a larger truth: the choices Alaskans make in their gardens, on their land and in their communities can have a meaningful impact on the state’s native bees.
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