Alaska
Repeal of clean energy incentives would hurt AK economy, families, advocates say
Some Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, are considering repealing the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy incentives…
Heart Association spreads CPR, AED lifesaving skills across rural Alaska
The Alaska branch of the American Heart Association is helping save lives by teaching the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external …
Alaska lawmakers work to improve in-school mental health care
A new report card on in-school mental health services found some states, including Alaska, are making significant progress toward meeting policy …
Higher ed experts advise campuses on how to prepare for ICE
On President Donald Trump's second day in office, his Secretary of Homeland Security rescinded a Biden-era rule barring Immigration and Customs …
Medicaid cuts could hurt low-income Alaskans, damage health care system
Experts said Medicaid cuts proposed in next year's federal budget could hurt almost 250,000 Alaskans and threaten thousands of jobs in the state's hea…
Addressing Alaska's 'staggering' mental health care crisis
Advocacy groups said the country needs a better national system for responding to mental health emergencies. In Alaska, the absence of services for …
Health care advocate says future of Medicaid critical for rural Alaskans
A new report finds that significant cuts proposed for Medicaid funding would disproportionately affect rural and small-town residents in Alaska and ma…
Advocates: Alaskans should review health plans during open enrollment
With open enrollment season underway, advocates are reminding Alaskans to consider their options before the window closes. Medicare's open enrollment …
Alaskan belugas face threat from dwindling food supply, pollution
Beluga whales are known as the "canaries of the sea" for their melodious songs but conservation groups are concerned one pod in Alaska could be render…
Report: Alaska ranks near bottom in overall child well-being
Alaska ranks 41st in the nation in terms of overall child well-being, according to the new 2024 Kids Count Data Bookfrom the Annie E. Casey …
Southeast Alaska is heating homes with its rainfall
By Taylor Kate Brown for Grist.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Alaska News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Serv…
Report: AK covers fewer kids with public insurance vs. 2019
A new report shows the number of children covered by Medicaid varied widely between states as pandemic-era protections were lifted, with Alaska …
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