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Alaska nonprofit sues Trump administration over canceled grant

Launch Alaska — which supports innovative startup companies and has a focus on energy, transportation and industrial technology — said in its lawsuit that the grant termination was arbitrary.

Alex DeMarban 

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Alaska’s longest-serving state legislator, Lyman Hoffman, will not run for reelection in 2026

Hoffman has served in the state Capitol, representing Southwest Alaska, since 1987.

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon 

Santos, operator of the Pikka prospect, targeted for buyout

The value of the proposed deal is $36 billion, including Santos’ debt.

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon 

As new minimum wage and sick leave law kicks in, some Alaska hospitality businesses foresee higher prices and reduced hiring

A UAA professor of economics said while some businesses may feel the impacts more than others, over time, consumers and businesses will adjust.

Alex DeMarban 

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan bills related to school maintenance and payday loans

Lawmakers indicated they may try to override the vetoes when they reconvene.

Iris Samuels 

In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of mining, speculators power a hunt for Alaska’s minerals

Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, has a special interest in the northernmost U.S. state.

Max Graham, Northern Journal