State reporter for @alaskabeacon, formerly @adndotcom, @juneauempire, @newsminer and @kodiakmirror. He/him. -On Mastodon @AK_OK@journa.host

Juneau, Alaska
Joined December 2014
Hey all -- I'm not on Twitter much anymore, but you can still find me on Bluesky. If you're just creating an account, here's a starter pack of 30 Alaskans and Yukoners on there: go.bsky.app/LnN1cYs and here's a list of hundreds more: bsky.app/profile/alaska.bsky… #akleg #akelect
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NEW EPISODE 🎙️ Before Nevadans vote on Question 3, how has ranked choice voting worked in other states? Have there been hiccups? Do voters like it? Veteran political reporters @GreggWGME and @AK_OK join to chat about RCV in Maine and Alaska. Listen: bit.ly/3SLKuYT
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Overtopping, drainage channel, glacial release? We are getting a lot of feedback regarding some of the vocabulary we are using to describe the potential Suicide Basin release. Check out this video explaining the situation and some of the wording we use! youtu.be/keLJtXPhP2c
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If anyone has leads on 2025 session housing in Juneau within walking distance to the Capitol (studio or 1BD), a friend of mine is looking -- shoot me a DM. #akleg
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In-depth piece by @Nat_Herz examining the perfect storm of factors threatening Alaska’s fishing industry, including runaway inflation and the Russian dumping of cheap seafood that has eroded global prices. My team and I were recently able to secure a G7 statement condemning the Putin regime’s unfair and unsustainable seafood trade, a first step toward galvanizing our allies and partners to sanction Russian seafood and stabilize prices. I’m also working closely with Sen. @JohnBoozman to include provisions in the upcoming Farm Bill that would help de-risk the fishing industry and provide our fishermen some of the same protections afforded to America’s farmers.
As salmon season kicks off, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures, reports @Nat_Herz for Northern Journal, via the @AlaskaBeacon: buff.ly/4ezKGVn
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Alaskans are living through a housing crisis. Alaska Public Media is looking to speak with Gen Z-ers who are in the process of buying their first home as we continue to report on the state’s housing market and how it’s impacting the people who live here. alaskapublic.org/2024/06/07/…
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I wouldn't dare rob @ANC_Historian of that fun
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Forty-seven years ago today, the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was completed! This incredible oil-moving system transformed our state and has set the bar for safety and reliability ever since. Happy 47th, TAPS, and congrats Alyeska Pipeline Service Company!
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A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a South African man with assaulting three people with medical scissors while aboard a cruise ship. @FBIAnchorage justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/south…
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Back from an Alaska road trip and my first contributing-writer piece for @thewalrus published while I was away. I wrote about the closure of @WhitehorseStar, my time there as a reporter, and the importance of local news. thewalrus.ca/whitehorse-dail…
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Thank you to everyone who responded over the past week with support for the @AlaskaBeacon. Your contributions will make a meaningful difference in our ability to produce independent journalism. If you didn't already give, you can still donate here: alaskabeacon.com/donate/ #akleg
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I won, but sleep lost. #akleg
#GavelClassic update: After nearly adjourning on time, the House is now sliding into madness with no end in sight. Pops and Ruth Kostik are both out. @AK_OK has a pretty good window now, running through 1:34 a.m. #akleg
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Extreme (G5) geomagnetic conditions have been observed!
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The @AlaskaBeacon is again preparing a questionnaire for candidates for the August primary. Between now and May 21, we will be gathering questions from Alaskans. What would you like to hear from candidates for Congress and Legislature as they compete for votes? #akleg
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Emails obtained by the Landmine show Permanent Fund Board Trustee Ellie Rubenstein set up meetings with fund staff and her billionaire father, as well as meetings with firms that are investors in her own private equity fund. #akleg alaskalandmine.com/landmines…
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U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker for the District of Alaska announced her office’s priority to prosecute white-collar and financial crimes committed in Alaska. One prong of this effort is the formal establishment of an interagency Covid-19 Fraud Task Force. justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/us-at…
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