The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

What counts as "bullying and harassing" behavior, you might ask? The bill doesn't say.

That's what Alaska bill SB 214, sponsored by state senators Lora Reinbold and Mia Costello would do in part. I think some restrictions on platforms' deleting posts might be constitutional (see my Social Media Platforms as Common Carriers? article, or these posts excerpted from that article): To quote Justice Breyer…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska politicians, election officials and congressional staffers scrambled Monday to adapt to one of the biggest shifts in the state’s political landscape in a half-century: the death of GOP U.S. Rep. Don Young.

Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving Republican in U.S. House history, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on March 29

Rep. Don Young died on March 18, 2022, after serving nearly 50 years in Congress. Here’s a look back at his long history on Capitol Hill.

Efforts are underway to build support for a constitutional convention question that will be on the ballot this year in Alaska

A vicious ground storm with high winds blowing off the Bering Sea has led to six mushers running at the back of the pack to drop out of this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska

‘His absence will leave Congress less colourful and less punctual’

Representative Don Young, an Alaska Republican and the longest-serving member of the House has died, his office said Friday night. He was 88.