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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 11h

Lisa Murkowski says she’s concerned — about Trump using the military on U.S. cities, jailing opponents and gutting vaccine science — but offered no plan to stop him.

Murkowski has a lot of concerns, few solutions for Trump - The Alaska Current

Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she had plenty of concerns about Trump using the military against American cities.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 1d

Anchorage photographer Young Kim opened The Stoop this spring — a new community photo space offering film processing, printing, workshops and a classroom for critiques, screenings and collaboration. Read this week's Creative Currents to learn more.

Creative Currents: The Stoop - The Alaska Current

Anchorage-based photographer Young Kim opened The Stoop in April.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 6d

Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has entered the 2026 governor’s race, becoming the 11th Republican — and 12th candidate overall — to file. Bronson’s tenure as mayor was marked by controversy over snow plowing, homelessness, COVID-19 and ethics complaints.

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Cheaper by the Dozen - The Alaska Current

At this point, who isn’t running for governor?

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 6d

In 2014, Carol Seppilu could barely run two miles. Ten years later, she became the first woman to finish the 150-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational — using ultrarunning as a lifeline & platform for suicide prevention advocacy. Read more about Seppilu in this week's Trail Blazers column.

Trail Blazers: Carol Seppilu - The Alaska Current

When Carol Seppilu first started running in 2014, it was a way to get off the couch and outside with her dog.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 7d

Frankie Doom, an Anchorage-based performer known for spooky, gore-glam drag, joins the cast of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans Season 2. The show premieres Oct. 7 on Shudder and AMC+. Read this week's Creative Currents column to learn more.

Creative Currents: Frankie Doom to compete on ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans Season 2’ - The Alaska Current

An Alaska-based drag performer will be the first to compete in a televised drag competition, airing next month.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 8d

After Rep. Sarah Vance threatened a boycott over coverage of Charlie Kirk, Carpenter Media censored the Homer News. Staff resigned in protest — leaving the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion nearly empty.

Journalists resign after Carpenter Media censors coverage to appease GOP lawmaker - The Alaska Current

Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance got what she wanted, and now the Kenai Peninsula has four fewer working journalists.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 9d

The money would have gone toward reading incentive grants for K-12 schools that are showing improvements in reading scores, as well as career and technical programs. Both the job-training and merit-based reading grants are things that conservatives have typically favored.

Dunleavy vetoes bill that would have funded K-12 reading and jobs programs - The Alaska Current

Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued his ninth veto of the 2025-2026 Legislature, blocking a bipartisan bill that would have extended corporate income taxes to online businesses to fund…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 12d

Former state Attorney General Treg Taylor enters the race with deep-pocketed donors on his side, but conservatives aren't buying it.

Opinion: Treg Taylor isn’t getting the best reception his money (or the state’s) can buy - The Alaska Current

Alaska’s former Attorney General Treg Taylor officially joined the race for governor last week, launching his campaign off a six-plus-month runway filled with profile-raising, state-paid appearances…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 13d

Extreme-right Republican Rep. Sarah Vance this week joined the fervent movement of conservatives using their official platforms and conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death to try to silence the press.

Alaska GOP Rep. Vance threatens boycott of Homer News over Charlie Kirk coverage - The Alaska Current

Extreme-right Republican Rep. Sarah Vance this week joined the fervent movement of conservatives using their official platforms and conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death to try to silence the…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 14d

A family of four could expect their insurance premiums to increase by $2,184 per month, and a pair of pre-Medicaid-age seniors could see rates increase by more than $4,000 a month — $48,000 a year.

More than 25,000 Alaskans will see health insurance costs skyrocket under Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ - The Alaska Current

Many of the most disastrous elements of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill were designed to kick in only after the 2026 elections, sparing Republicans like Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 14d

The Alaska Public Offices Commission isn’t letting former Attorney General Treg Taylor skirt the state’s financial disclosure rules as he enters the race for governor.

At least for now.

Treg Taylor still has to disclose his business connections, campaign regulators find - The Alaska Current

The Alaska Public Offices Commission isn’t letting former Attorney General Treg Taylor skirt the state’s financial disclosure rules as he enters the race for governor. At least for now. The…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 15d

Danielle Morgan has been drawing since she was a kid, she says, probably around 9 or 10 years old. She didn’t consider it to be a career path until high school, when people would comment on her work and encourage her to go to art school.

Creative Currents: Danielle Morgan - The Alaska Current

After several difficult years, artist Danielle Morgan says that she finally feels able to tap back into her creative side. When the pandemic first began in 2020, Morgan had to work from home and…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 15d

Over 100 people gathered in Alaska’s capital at a rally organized by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council to repeat what the people have said since 2001: keep these lands wild.

Alaskans rally as Tongass protections face another rollback - The Alaska Current

“It's like walking into one of the most beautiful cathedrals you'll ever see in the world.” That’s how President Joel Jackson of the Organized Village of Kake described the Tongass National Forest at…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 19d

And then there were 11. Treg Taylor, Dunleavy’s longest-serving AG and architect of lawsuits and school voucher workarounds, is in the governor’s race. That makes 10 Republicans, 1 Democrat, and no clear sign of GOP unity heading into 2026.

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Tregnancy Announcement - The Alaska Current

And then there were… 11.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 20d

The Anchorage NAACP says members have faced violent, racist threats for speaking out on white supremacy. Calling it a “state of emergency,” the group urges leaders to reject political violence: “Silence is not neutrality, it is complicity.” thealaskacurrent.com/2025/09/18/v...

Violent racial threats are on the rise in Alaska, the NAACP Anchorage warns - The Alaska Current

The Anchorage branch of the NAACP said its members and their families have been targeted.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 22d

OPINION: Suzanne Downing built Must Read Alaska on partisan spin and attacks — but when she published a rare, straight story scrutinizing AG Treg Taylor, the owners told her to kill it. She quit instead.

OPINION: Downing’s exit from Must Read Alaska was almost noble - The Alaska Current

One of the things that I’ll invariably bring up when talking shop about Alaska’s media landscape over a few too many beers is that for all of the vitriol and hyperventilating partisan outrage that…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 22d

🎨 Student artist Sarah Cornils is set to graduate from UAA this December. Known for her vibrant, abstract landscapes in acrylic and watercolor, she’s eager to dive headfirst into the art world — and get her work back into local shows. buff.ly/osHhHSF

Creative Currents: Painted Peaks - The Alaska Current

Student artist Sarah Cornils is eager to finish her degree this year and dive in headfirst into the creating world.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 23d

When given the chance to shed light on Epstein’s network, Alaska’s GOP senators chose secrecy. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan joined 49 Republicans in voting to table an amendment that would have forced the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Illustration by Holly Todd

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 27d

Former Attorney General Treg Taylor has requested an exemption from the state’s financial disclosure laws that would allow him to keep the names of more than 200 renters secret ahead of his anticipated entrance into the race for governor. buff.ly/YS1j2jI

Taylor says ‘trolls’ and ‘media’ justify hiding business connections as they prepare to run for governor - The Alaska Current

Former Attorney General Treg Taylor is expected to file to run for governor soon.

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Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 28d

This a.m. I'm watching the APOC hearing on former AG Treg "The rule of law doesn’t work unless it applies to all of us" Taylor's request to skip financial disclosure laws (he's running for governor).

The editor of the AK's main right-wing outlet resigned after facing heat for reporting it:

#akleg

Suzanne Downing resigns from Must Read Alaska, ending decade-long era for conservative media site

Former Juneau Empire manager editor who founded site quits after refusing owner’s demand to pull article that raised questions about former state attorney general.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · 29d

Former state Sen. Tom Begich shares why he is running for governor.

OPINION: Building Alaska’s future by putting education first - The Alaska Current

When I served as a State Senator, the most common visitors to my office were parentsand teachers. Parents expressed concern that their children were falling behind inreading or struggling to keep up.…

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · Sep 5

After skipping public town halls during the August recess, Alaska’s GOP delegation is back with the same old sales job: trying to sell Trump’s “big beautiful bill” as a winning prize. Problem is, folks here have seen enough of the show — and they’re not buying. Illustration by Holly Todd.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · Sep 5

The Anchorage Assembly has tabled a measure that would’ve allowed on-site cannabis smoking at dispensaries. For now, you can eat edibles at licensed shops — but lighting up is still only legal on private property.

Anchorage Assembly passes on pot-smoking spots - The Alaska Current

If you’re looking for a legal place outside your home to light up a joint in Anchorage, you’ll need to keep waiting.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · Sep 4

“Waqaa! Wiinga Ayagina’araugua.” Meet Allen Dahl — a Yup’ik skier, climber and avalanche safety instructor from Bethel. From snow science to teaching in Alaska’s mountains, he’s shifting from conquest to connection, slowing down and deepening ties to land. buff.ly/XpgUkAS

Trail Blazers: Allen Dahl - The Alaska Current

The 26-year-old Yup’ik skier and climber grew up bilingual, attending the Yup’ik language immersion school in Bethel where his mother also taught.

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The Alaska Current @thealaskacurrent.com · Sep 2

Alaska’s GOP delegation skipped August town halls — continuing the trend of dodging voters and tough questions.
Commentary and Illustration by Holly Todd

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