“US gasoline and distillate inventories are approaching a threshold that energy analysts describe as operationally critical — a point at which any minor supply disruption could produce fuel shortages and lines at gas stations across the country.” thedeepdive.ca/us-gasoline-...

US Gasoline and Distillate Stocks Near Critical Low as Hormuz Drawdown Accelerates | the deep dive

US gasoline and distillate inventories are approaching a threshold that energy analysts describe as operationally critical — a point at which any minor supply disruption could produce fuel shortages a...

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Worst October jobs numbers in over 20 years and inflation up www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Monthly job cuts hit a 22-year high in October

Nearly 1.1 million job cuts have been announced so far this year, the most since 2020, according to the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

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Trump is not appealing the Court decisions and is going to restart SNAP benefits, probably by Wednesday

Treasury Secretary Bessent says SNAP food benefits could restart by Wednesday

SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.

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BREAKING NEWS: Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

I don’t know Mr. Cox and I look forward to learning more in his confirmation hearings. According to the Alaska Bar Association he just became an attorney in AK 3 months ago & according to Division of Elections he was not registered to vote in Alaska as of May 2025 alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/28/a...

On the eve of the Trump/Putin summit, Gov. Dunleavy just posted this. Governor, are you ok? Has your account been hacked?

Bad news as inflation increases highest amount in three years apnews.com/article/prod...

U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher

U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month as President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs higher.

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President Trump said during his presidential campaign, “Starting on Day 1, we will end inflation and make America affordable again.” Do you think things are more affordable or is this just fake news? apnews.com/article/poll...

The vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll finds the vast majority of U.S. adults are feeling some stress about the cost of groceries, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs rema...

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Massive 8.7 earthquake off Russia abcnews.go.com/amp/US/tsuna...

8.7 magnitude earthquake near Russia prompts tsunami alerts in California, Alaska and Hawaii

Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.

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“The Governor has asked house minority members to not show up for the first five days of the special session to prevent his vetoes to be overturned in the special session,” spokesperson for Dunleavy, Jeff Turner, said in a statement www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/07/02/u...

Dunleavy tells Republicans to skip part of special session to prevent veto overrides

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Wednesday morning a special session would be called to debate the topics of education reform and the creation of a Department of Agriculture.

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Teacher housing has been a big problem in rural Alaska. In response the Legislature passed HB 174 which allows rural school districts to seek funding for teacher housing through the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund. Gov Dunleavy vetoed this bill

This year the Legislature passed SB 39, a bill to ban predatory lending schemes that saw some payday lenders charge interest rates of over 500%. It was supported by Food Bank of Alaska, Alaska Children’s Trust, AARP and YWCA Alaska. Gov. Dunleavy just vetoed it.

In another hit to Anchorage education funding, Anchorage School District just received word that due to President Trump's cancellation of a grant previously approved, the ASD will be losing $11,712,538 million in funding that was to be used for computers & technology skill training for students

After President Biden blocked this deal, and President Trump opposed it on the campaign trail, Pres. Trump has now reversed course and allowed US Steel, once America’s biggest company, to go under 100% foreign ownership www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/b...

Iconic US Steel now 100% owned by Japan’s Nippon Steel, despite past Trump opposition | CNN Business

Nippon Steel has finalized its deal to buy 100% of US Steel, the iconic steelmaker that was once the world’s most valuable company and a cornerstone of American industrial might.

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More Dunleavy veto shenanigans

Mysteriously, tax settlements have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars under Dunleavy. Several months ago a former Dunleavy Deputy Commissioner wrote that he was told “point blank” he was “expected to violate statute to enrich oil companies on public money they weren't legally entitled to.”

Eric Stone@eriwinsto.bsky.social · last yr.

Of note — The amount of money deposited in the state’s main rainy-day fund from so-called tax and royalty settlements dropped from $281 million in 2020 to just $3.1 million in 2024, according to documents from the Department of Revenue. #akleg More: alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Since the “oil situation has deteriorated” maybe it’s time to cut back on the $655 million in oil tax credits, the $500 million in oil tax subsidies for the Willow project (for which AK gets zero royalties) and the $120 million to a single Texas oil billionaire due to a loophole

Alaska Public Media@alaskapublic.org · last yr.

Gov. Dunleavy has cut the Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per student. “The oil situation has deteriorated," he said.

Wow! The students and faculty at West High just made the best possible argument in support of the arts in our schools with their amazing, sold out performance of Hadestown at the Performing Arts Center last night. Well done!

Great coverage of the SCorp loophole that costs Alaska $120 million every year

@dermotcole.bsky.social · 2y ago

www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro... #akleg #alaska

Many are asking what the impacts are of the Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. It’s not entirely clear, but the impacts would greatly impact special education programs, low and moderate income families and those federal student loans and grants for college and career training

77% of Alaskans support closing S-Corp loophole that costs Alaska over $100 million per year

Recent polling on issues in Alaska www.dataforprogress.org/memos/2025/3...

Oil Taxes, Rural Subsistence, Public School Funding: These Are a Few of Alaska Voters’ Favorite Things

Alaska voters, especially parents, support the majority caucus’s push for a broad increase in per-student funding.

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🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 to @wielechowski.bsky.social's mentee for their excellent and thorough presentation as to why cell phones should not be allowed in schools. The kids are definitely all right. #akleg (Personally, I am not a huge fan of cell phone bans, but this young person almost has me convinced)

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Numerous Alaska projects worth over $1B remain uncertain weeks after Trump order froze funds, consumer advocacy group reports

Affected projects include renewable energy programs, weatherization efforts and erosion protection, often in Alaska villages.

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Unless Congress acts, Medicare members will lose many of their telehealth benefits next month www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...

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US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine — CNN

The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

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Gov. Dunleavy wants fish farming in Alaska. What do you think?

Impact of Trump tariffs stocks.apple.com/AAEmcDmqPRtK...

Here’s what will get more expensive from Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China — CNN

On Saturday, President Donald Trump made good on his promise to impose steep tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners — Canada, China and Mexico — citing a national emergency on the flow of...

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Where would they deport them to? “In the Trump administration’s arguments defending his order to suspend birthright citizenship, the Justice Department called into question the citizenship of Native Americans born in the United States under the 14th Amendment” www.yahoo.com/news/excludi...

"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court

The Trump admin is leaning on a pre-14th Amendment law in its fight to redefine birthright citizenship

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