Alena Naiden, KNBA - Anchorage
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Alaska Native corporations rely on contracts awarded through the 8(a) program – especially from the U.S. Department of Defense – for a significant portion of their revenue. -
This month, Etsy notified artists that it will ban the sale of many fur products on its platform starting Aug. 11. -
Last year’s federal budget reconciliation bill included billions of dollars for aviation improvements around the country – including many new weather stations in Alaska. -
Researchers found that over the past 27 years, landfast ice in Alaska's Arctic has been forming later, breaking up earlier, and hasn't been reaching as far offshore. -
FEMA is reopening a disaster management program, but some tribal leaders question its fit for AlaskaA federal court ordered FEMA to reinstate the program after 20 states sued over its closure. -
Federal fisheries regulators said a cap would balance protections for Western Alaska salmon with the health of pollock fisheries. -
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who co-led the oversight hearing, said it helps both the U.S. government and Indigenous communities in Alaska and across the country. -
Kipnuk leaders are calling hundreds of tribal members to determine the village's future after last fall's storm caused widespread destruction. -
The remnants of Typhoon Halong destroyed homes, contaminated water, and left Kipnuk residents with a critical choice: rebuild in the same spot or move to higher ground? -
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the review in January, calling the business development program "the oldest DEI program in the federal government."
