Email not displaying correctly? View the web version

Today in Alaska politics

Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. Subscribe today.

Murkowski, Sullivan sought to insulate Alaska from the harshest impacts of the budget reconciliation bill. Will it be enough? →

As congressional Republicans passed a bill that will add new red tape to federal safety net programs, a statewide audit has found that Alaska’s Department of Health is routinely failing to abide by existing federal laws governing benefits, including Medicaid and SNAP.

Alaska nonprofit sues Trump administration over canceled grant →

An Alaska nonprofit that supports innovative projects and startup companies is suing the U.S. Navy over a grant that it says was “arbitrarily terminated” by the Trump administration.

Trump administration freezes millions in grants to Alaska schools →

The Trump administration has blocked the release of an estimated $6.2 billion in congressionally approved funding through U.S. Department of Education grant programs, including what one group estimated to be $46.4 million appropriated for Alaska schools. (via Alaska Beacon)

USGS report says federal lands in Alaska hold large share of ‘undiscovered’ U.S. oil and gas →

About half of what’s known as “the estimated undiscovered technically recoverable” oil lying below federal lands is in Alaska, as is more than a quarter of estimated natural gas, according to a new report. (via Alaska Beacon)

Trump administration weighs new coal sales from public lands in Montana and Wyoming →

Federal officials took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. fossil fuel production.

In other political news

Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law →

A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials →

U.S. to ban Chinese purchases of farmland, citing national security →

El Salvador acknowledges that migrants deported to notorious prison remain under U.S. control →

U.S. intelligence director’s team has sought spy agency data to enforce Trump’s agenda →

The ADN relies on readers like you. Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska.

Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.

Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States