Liz Ruskin
Washington, D.C., Correspondent at Alaska Public Media-
Bering Strait communities are urging passage of a bill that would prohibit states from banning ivory that's in authentic Alaska Native art and handicrafts. -
Mary Peltola spent campaign funds in 2025, when she was, on paper, a U.S. House candidate. The NRSC says she had no visible campaign so the spending "must have been for her personal use." -
Crews are clearing the massive Doyon 26 drilling rig from the North Slope. Concern remains for the spilled diesel and hydraulic fluid. The rig toppled last month. -
Hill is running as an independent. He garnered $200,000 in contributions on Day 1 of his campaign. -
Nonpartisan analysts say Mary Peltola has a fighting chance but that Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has the edge in a state President Trump won handily.
