A WIC child participant takes a WIC-approved product off the shelf in a grocery store in Seattle in September Dependent on congressional approval The program serves nearly  7 million people and offers “free healthy foods But as a discretionary program, WIC is subject to congressional approval each year — making it particularly came as Trump has sought to slash part of WIC’s funding in his fiscal 2026 budget request, including taking Kate Scully, deputy director of WIC at the Food Research & Action Center, said “we’re still urging Congress

House lawmakers passed Senate Bill 41 by a 27 to 13 vote late Thursday night, and the bill now heads legislators debated the bill and the proposed mental health education in schools over several days on the floor Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna, spoke on the House floor Thursday night and said he was unsure about the rural Alaska, it usually breaks quietly, and we always see how that ends up — we always find out too late If approved by the governor, it would take some time before mental health curriculums are implemented

The budget bill targets more than $1 trillion in social spending such as Medicaid and food stamps, will It passed the Senate after an all-night floor session, with Vice President JD Vance providing the tie-breaking "My goal throughout the reconciliation process has been to make a bad bill better for Alaska, and in especially those in smaller communities, at serious risk of shutting down as a loss of Medicaid dollars makes Make a whole bunch of mistakes when it comes to SNAP, because then you’ll get more money.”

Baiting is the practice of setting up stations with food to attract bears so they can be targeted for The proposed Trump administration rule, like the Biden-era and Obama-era restrictions, applies only to “This proposed rule, like so many before it from this Administration, will endanger our national parks “For years, bear baiting policy in Alaska’s national preserves has been treated like a political light bears habituated to human-provided food.

“From the shop floor to the kitchen table, taxpayers are feeling the difference of the largest tax cuts House Ways and Means Committee in late July 2025, following the passage of the tax law, to praise the some of the lost revenue by overhauling eligibility and work requirements for government health and food

tribal casino near Eaglecrest Ski Area that’s been discussed for many years is open, but its operator is taking Two Coppers Casino is a Class II gaming establishment, which can offer slot-like machines where payouts come from a pool of competing players (much like bingo), non-house-banked card games, bingo and pull-tabs Games like poker, blackjack and traditional slot machines are not allowed. Speculation has existed for many years about the site on Fish Creek Road about four miles from the Glacier

debate of how our region’s fisheries are impacting salmon populations is essential, but we need to take Scientists tell us that this warming shifted the zooplankton population, depriving salmon of nutritious foods like copepods and forcing them to eat the marine equivalent of junk food. The Alaska pollock fleet is committed to continuous improvement, through things like collaborative research We also know that real solutions will take all of us — Tribal communities, scientists and industry — 

before a development project like a new mine, road or neighborhood can be built.  Rather than serving as connective tissue, they can act “almost like a spider web” as additional forms Deadlines approach for early action Already, state agencies have flooded Alaska’s public notice system By Feb. 1, the department will make a determination whether those documents should themselves become “We support thoughtful, periodic review of regulations to make sure they’re effective and up to date.

How would you like to be treated? (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Independent) Robenolt captures Scrooge’s transformation through lively facial the moment Scrooge wakes from his ghost dream.  Like they said, if you know the song, sing along. She performed the role of a stepmother for “Cinderella” with Theater Latitude 58 and Floyd Dryden Middle

218 signatures last week, forcing House Speaker Mike Johnson, of Louisiana, to bring a  bill to the floor It’s unclear whether Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., would bring the legislation to a floor among Trump’s supporters in Congress and far-right media influencers,  including Megyn Kelly and the late The card featured a cryptic message and a doodle of a naked woman with Trump’s apparent signature mimicking

Rangy enough to space the floor and shoot from outside. just goes to show more about what our team has done, just because I think that really helps awards like Sometimes you’ve got to take a step back and just remember that once upon a time, you were a kid dreaming By late February, the Blue Devils were starting a four-week reign atop the AP Top 25 that would carry this year where there’s six guys in the paint, and it’s not as if he’s jumping 40, 50 inches off the floor

Information is a practical first step to gauge interest and identify areas where development could make Destroying the seafloor by mining puts the entire marine food web in grave danger, from walruses and “This proposal targets the very waters that make Alaska’s fisheries world class. We cannot trade Alaska’s food, cultures and economy for the new and risky endeavor of deep-sea mining