Liz Ruskin

1 week ago | alaskapublic.org | Liz Ruskin

Ten people from Whittier charged with illegal voting made initial court appearances Friday — a routine procedure in a case that has the potential to be anything but. The 10 were born in American Samoa. That gives them the unique status of being U.S. nationals, born on American soil and holders of U.S. passports, but not citizens. A group called Right to Democracy is championing their case.

1 week ago | alaskapublic.org | Liz Ruskin |Eric Stone |Avery Ellfeldt |Ava White

Donald Trump has upended the government in the first 100 days of his second presidential term. He’s made his mark on Alaska in the process. In part that’s because the federal government has a big presence here, the state with the most federal land. Alaska also has, or had, a significant federal workforce and benefited from higher than average spending per capita. Trump has also written orders specifically for Alaska.

1 week ago | kyuk.org | Liz Ruskin

Last July, Dan Ruthrauff was on the North Slope with colleagues, outfitting black brant with metal leg bands. It was the sort of thing he did year after year as a federal research biologist. He wishes he was still working as a federal scientist, adding to the knowledge of Alaska shorebirds, migration patterns and reproductive ecology. But Ruthrauff is now listed as a former employee of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Science Center. His last official day at the office was in mid-April.

2 weeks ago | ktoo.org | Liz Ruskin

Last July, Dan Ruthrauff was on the North Slope with colleagues, outfitting black brant with metal leg bands. It was the sort of thing he did year after year as a federal research biologist. He wishes he was still working as a federal scientist, adding to the knowledge of Alaska shorebirds, migration patterns and reproductive ecology. But Ruthrauff is now listed as a former employee of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Science Center. His last official day at the office was in mid-April.

2 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Liz Ruskin

Last July, Dan Ruthrauff was on the North Slope with colleagues, outfitting black brant with metal leg bands. It was the sort of thing he did year after year as a federal research biologist. He wishes he was still working as a federal scientist, adding to the knowledge of Alaska shorebirds, migration patterns and reproductive ecology. But Ruthrauff is now listed as a former employee of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Science Center. His last official day at the office was in mid-April.