Alena Naiden
Reporter at The Arctic Sounder
Reporter for @arcticsounder/@adndotcom, previously @newsminer. From Russia (with lots of love), dreamed in California before making it to the midnight sun land.
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1 week ago |
alaskapublic.org | Alena Naiden
Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for funding cuts. The Trump administration is considering slashing more than a quarter of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget in 2026, according to a draft memo. The cuts – which would have to be approved by Congress – would be especially deep for NOAA's fisheries services and research operations.
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2 weeks ago |
ktoo.org | Alena Naiden
The North Slope Borough clerk has issued a recall petition for the borough mayor, Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak. It comes after months of efforts from residents over what they say were “lavish travel expenses” by the mayor and his family. The petition authors said the mayor should be recalled for “misconduct in office, incompetence and failure to perform prescribed duties” because he used borough funds to pay for his family’s travel.
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2 weeks ago |
alaskapublic.org | Alena Naiden
The North Slope Borough clerk has issued a recall petition for the borough mayor, Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak. It comes after months of efforts from residents over what they say were "lavish travel expenses" by the mayor and his family. The petition authors said the mayor should be recalled for “misconduct in office, incompetence and failure to perform prescribed duties” because he used borough funds to pay for his family’s travel.
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2 weeks ago |
kyuk.org | Alena Naiden
A group of education leaders from tribal organizations spoke on April 2 at a United States Senate hearing against the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) – and for protecting programs that support Indigenous students. The hearing followed an executive order President Trump signed last month that aims to close the department.
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2 weeks ago |
ktoo.org | Alena Naiden
A group of education leaders from tribal organizations spoke Wednesday at a U.S. Senate hearing against the dissolution of the federal Department of Education – and for protecting programs that support Indigenous students. The hearing followed an executive order President Trump signed last month that aims to close the department.
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The former mayor was accused of misusing tens of thousands of dollars from public funds last year and withholding information from the council. “The way people see it now, it’s just a dictatorship,” Henry Nashookpuk said. “We are here today to take control back of our city.”
The Point Hope City Council voted to remove the city mayor from office, following accusations that the mayor misused public funds and escalating tensions between the mayor and the council over the resulting investigation. https://t.co/JhC9165Lod
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