An Alaska fund has raised $3.5 million as it seeks to replace federal funding rescinded by Congress for public radio and television stations. Amid fundraising efforts, station leaders say they are already beginning to cut some programming.
The state is fighting the largest electric utility in Alaska over a program that could soon round up electric bills to the next dollar to collect money for charity.
The federal Department of Education is terminating about $350 million in funding for Title III grant programs aimed at serving minority university students, affecting millions in funding for the University of Alaska.
Regulators are considering whether to continue permitted operations mostly as they have occurred over the past decade or make some changes. (via Alaska Beacon)
The second largest mining deal in world history could hand one of Alaska’s largest mines — and a linchpin of the economy of Northwest Alaska — to a new operator. (via Northern Journal)
