Rachel Cassandra

1 month ago | kyuk.org | Rachel Cassandra |Liz Ruskin

Congress is contemplating huge cuts to Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program that covers nearly 40% of Alaskans. If federal funding is substantially reduced, many Alaskans could lose their insurance and the strain would be felt throughout the health care system, potentially reducing services and raising costs for Alaskans with other types of insurance too. What is Medicaid? Medicaid is an insurance program for low-income Americans and those with disabilities.

1 month ago | alaskapublic.org | Rachel Cassandra |Liz Ruskin

Congress is contemplating huge cuts to Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program that covers nearly 40% of Alaskans. If federal funding is substantially reduced, many Alaskans could lose their insurance and the strain would be felt throughout the health care system, potentially reducing services and raising costs for Alaskans with other types of insurance, too. What is Medicaid? It’s an insurance program for low-income Americans and those with disabilities.

Jan 3, 2025 | ktoo.org | Rachel Cassandra

The Arctic tundra shifted this past year from capturing carbon to releasing it, which means it’s now contributing to rising global temperatures, according to the 2024 Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Rick Thoman, a climate researcher at University of Alaska Fairbanks, edited the report and said the NOAA report card also documents rapid declines in caribou herds.

Dec 8, 2024 | adn.com | Rachel Cassandra

At the end of recess at Russian Jack Elementary School in Anchorage, on a snowy November day, kids sledded down hills on the seats of their snow pants and slid across patches of ice. As recess finished, Marti Guzman enticed the kids inside with the day’s lunch menu: chicken nuggets. “Chicken nuggets! Chicken nuggets!” the kids shouted back. While she supervised recess, Guzman had something else on her mind.

Dec 3, 2024 | alaskapublic.org | Rachel Cassandra

At the end of recess at Russian Jack Elementary in Anchorage, on a snowy November day, kids sledded down hills on the seats of their snow pants and slid across patches of ice. As recess finished, Marti Guzman enticed the kids inside with the day’s lunch menu: chicken nuggets. “Chicken nuggets! Chicken nuggets!” the kids shouted back. While she supervised recess, Guzman had something else on her mind.