Zachariah Hughes
Freelance Reporter and Producer at Freelance
Journalist at Anchorage Daily News
Journalist in AK for @adndotcom. Formerly @WHYYNews @alaskapublic, bylines in @npr @RollingStone @LATimes @washingtonpost. zach dot pietro dot hughes at gmail
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6 days ago |
adn.com | Zachariah Hughes
The Anchorage Assembly approved two measures this week that clear a path for funding and finishing a longstanding overhaul of the state’s main port facility. “If you’ve been on the journey of the Port for the past decade, you know these two items represent significant milestones,” Assembly Vice Chair Meg Zaletel said in a statement after the votes took place at a special Assembly meeting Wednesday afternoon.
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1 week ago |
newsminer.com | Zachariah Hughes
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told a room full of Alaska nonprofit leaders that the tumult of tariffs, executive orders, court battles and cuts to federal services under the Trump administration are exceptionally concerning. “We are all afraid,” Murkowski said, taking a long pause. “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real.
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1 week ago |
adn.com | Zachariah Hughes
The Anchorage School District is preparing its staff for reductions in elementary-level art, music and physical education next year if more school funding doesn’t come from Juneau this legislative session. In a letter sent earlier this week, the district notified personnel that “the Elementary Instructional Division has to cut 54 (full-time positions) across Art, Music, Health, and PE.
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1 week ago |
adn.com | Zachariah Hughes
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told a room full of Alaska nonprofit leaders that the tumult of tariffs, executive orders, court battles, and cuts to federal services under the Trump administration are exceptionally concerning. “We are all afraid,” Murkowski said, taking a long pause. “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real.
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1 week ago |
adn.com | Zachariah Hughes
Outgoing Anchorage Assembly Vice Chair Meg Zaletel said she is leaving her job at the head of one of the state’s main nonprofits dealing with housing and homelessness. Since 2021, Zaletel has directed the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, an organization that’s grown in size and influence as the municipality has grappled with a worsening set of problems around homelessness and housing. “I was not planning to leave ACEH, but an opportunity arose for my family.
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