It’s been over a decade since Alaska significantly increased its funding for public education.Two school districts are now suing the state for what they say is a long-running failure to give students a “sound basic education.”https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-education-funding-failure-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Alaska #Education #School #Law #Students #Lawsuit #Children #Family

This is Nipi, a rehabilitated sea otter pup, currently living at #AlaskaSeaLifeCenter enjoying a day of playing in the snow! #Alaska #AlaskaMarineLife #AlaskaSeaOtterPup

Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk, Alaska, adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of coastal villages facing climate change.Which town will be wiped away next? Should their former homes be rebuilt?https://www.propublica.org/article/kipnuk-alaska-typhoon-halong-climate-change?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Alaska #Climate #ClimateChange #Indigenous #Native

@tksst too bad Republicans didn't do this

The time it takes to resolve Alaska’s most serious felony cases is three years, or more than twice as long as in 2015.A state lawmaker wants an end to the delays. “I hate how slow this system is. It kills me,” he said.https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Alaska #Law #Justice #Crime #Journalism #Data

@MicheleV_AK too busy eating! Gotta eat a lot of twigs to avoid starving or losing too much weight before spring.

Just a gorgeous young female moose digging for shrubs yesterday near a trail I love to walk. #Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon

@leepetersen wowwwwsssssaaaaa

It's been a week! Here's a cute, young bull moose who was rambling around a friend's front yard today. Enjoy! #Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon