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‘Punishing us’: Alaska small-business owners consider next steps amid steep rises in health care costs

The expiration of health care subsidies at the end of the year could lead to some Alaskans paying three times as much for their insurance.

Iris Samuels 

Anchorage Assembly gives go-ahead for muni to purchase $35M City Hall building

The current lease, signed in 2001, expires at the end of this year.

Sabrina Bodon 

Chugach Electric moves ahead with plans to develop what could be Alaska’s largest solar farm

The effort comes as other renewable projects struggle amid pressure from the Trump administration.

Alex DeMarban 

Alaska Supreme Court bars disgraced federal judge from practicing law in the state

The state Supreme Court has disbarred former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred “effective immediately.”

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon 

Alaska commercial fishing job numbers sink to record low, state report says

Disrupted fisheries, low prices and higher costs are deterring permit holders. Tariffs darken the outlook.

Alex DeMarban