Statehouse and politics reporter for the Alaska Beacon. Juneauite. Formerly with the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Daily Mirror and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
James Brooks Cascade
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Alaska drops to 47th in the nation in overall child well-being, new report says. More from @corinne-smith.bsky.social at @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/08/a...
Alaska dropped seven places to rank 47th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to a nationally recognized survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
I was going through some old photographs and just ran across this depiction of Alaska I saw on a mid-18th Century globe at the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp in December 2024. A moment in time, captured in a moment in time. #Alaska
A Soldotna man is accused of using his pickup truck to ram two vehicles into ditches, assaulting multiple bystanders, and fighting with troopers — before being found naked in a field. FULL STORY 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yy746ass
At a flood preparedness workshop at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Tuesday, staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said they’re raising an 1,110 foot-long dirt berm parallel to the road.
The WWAMI medical school program that serves five western states, including Alaska, recently received a $25 million endowment for scholarships to increase the number of physicians in rural and Indigenous communities.
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TRUMP ADMIN CHARGES AHEAD ON LIMITING VOTE BY MAIL: Homeland Security will allow states to access federal citizenship data by June 30 & plans 2 monitor the flow of mail ballots for signs of voter fraud, reports @jonshorman.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC
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Hi pals! I've got something I'm REALLY excited about in the works... I'll be editing a nonfiction anthology about the Yukon River. Timelines are tight so I'm mostly seeking out existing work (in your publication archive, sitting on your hard drive...) Please submit / share! forms.gle/Q622LYHExe7x...
James Brooks Cascade
This article from the @dailymontanan.com is like the intro to a movie plot: dailymontanan.com/2026/06/08/t...
As the Alaska House Finance Committee debates a tax break for the proposed gas pipeline, legislators are literally checking with the pipeline developer outside the committee room on each amendment. #akleg #Alaska
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow states to access federal citizenship data by June 30 and plans to monitor the flow of mail ballots for signs of voter fraud, according to a court do...
The WWAMI medical school program that serves five western states, including Alaska, recently received a $25 million endowment for scholarships to increase the number of physicians in rural and Indigenous communities.
