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Alaska is falling behind most of the country on artificial intelligence governance. While other states have spent the past two years building legal and ethical guardrails around AI — protecting children, consumers and workers from harm, requiring transparency in algorithmic decisions and confronting the risks of deepfakes and disinformation — Alaska has moved on almost…

For close to eight decades, the pattern of the U.S.-Israel alliance has been very predictable: Washington will supply billions in military aid, and in return Israel will buy American-made weapons. However, a little-known provision in this year’s defense budget could significantly alter that relationship in fundamental ways, and will reshape how the U.S. will develop…

Mental health conversations have become more common in recent years, yet many people living in rural Alaska continue to face significant barriers when seeking care. As part of a community survey conducted in July throughout Kotzebue to better understand these challenges, respondents shared consistent concerns about trust, privacy, stigma, access to care and the lasting…