Alena Naiden, KNBA - Anchorage

The administration says the cut, which is in its budget proposal for the federal fiscal year that begins in October, is part of an effort to curtail what they call taxpayer waste and to reduce the federal role in local economic development.

At an oversight hearing, Sen. Murkowski highlighted programs that fund tutoring, language initiatives, and post-secondary education opportunities for Native students.

The 2023 report by the Not Invisible Act Commission focused on the disproportionate rates of assault and murder in Indigenous communities.

Josiah Patkotak received tens of thousands of dollars for at least 15 trips with his family — then the assembly voted to allow the practice.