While NPR receives 1% of its funding directly from the federal government, its member stations, like those in rural Alaska, rely on a much greater percentage. A memo set to appear before Congress on Monday will ask lawmakers to rescind $1.1 billion in funds that support public media nationwide.
Lawmakers could vote within days on a new measure with a $700 increase in per-student funding, along with education policies intended to appeal to minority Republicans and Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
The leader of the commission said she is trying to save long-planned Alaska infrastructure projects now threatened by the Trump administration — and the life of the independent federal commission itself. (via Alaska Beacon)
The Assembly passed a rule last week that lets first responders, including police officers and and firefighters, apply to remove their names from a public database of local property records.
Downtown member Christopher Constant was reelected as chair, a position he’s held since 2023. West Anchorage Assembly member Anna Brawley, who is two years into her first term, was picked to be vice chair, the body’s second-in-command.
