James Brooks Cascade 🗞️ (@ak_ok) 's Twitter Profile
James Brooks Cascade 🗞️

@ak_ok

State reporter for @alaskabeacon, formerly @adndotcom, @juneauempire, @newsminer and @kodiakmirror. He/him.

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U.S. Attorney Alaska (@usao_ak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker for the District of Alaska announced her office’s priority to prosecute white-collar and financial crimes committed in Alaska. One prong of this effort is the formal establishment of an interagency Covid-19 Fraud Task Force. justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/us-…

The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Emails obtained by the Landmine show Permanent Fund Board Trustee Ellie Rubenstein set up meetings with fund staff and her billionaire father, as well as meetings with firms that are investors in her own private equity fund. #akleg alaskalandmine.com/landmines/perm…

Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com (@alaskabeacon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com is again preparing a questionnaire for candidates for the August primary. Between now and May 21, we will be gathering questions from Alaskans. What would you like to hear from candidates for Congress and Legislature as they compete for votes? #akleg

Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com (@alaskabeacon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong, writes editor-in-chief Andrew Kitchenman (Andrew Kitchenman). Along with the staff, support from readers makes it happen: alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/10/two… #akleg

Andrew Kitchenman (@kitchenman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you to everyone who responded over the past week with support for the Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com. Your contributions will make a meaningful difference in our ability to produce independent journalism. If you didn't already give, you can still donate here: alaskabeacon.com/donate/ #akleg

Alaska Beacon || bsky @alaskabeacon.com (@alaskabeacon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Alaska Beacon aims to inform voters this year by asking candidates what Alaskans want to know, writes editor Andrew Kitchenman (Andrew Kitchenman): alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/17/ala… #akleg

Rhiannon Russell (@rhrussell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Back from an Alaska road trip and my first contributing-writer piece for The Walrus published while I was away. I wrote about the closure of The Whitehorse Star, my time there as a reporter, and the importance of local news. thewalrus.ca/whitehorse-dai…

U.S. Attorney Alaska (@usao_ak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a South African man with assaulting three people with medical scissors while aboard a cruise ship. FBI Anchorage justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/sou…

A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a South African man with assaulting three people with medical scissors while aboard a cruise ship. <a href="/FBIAnchorage/">FBI Anchorage</a> justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/sou…
AOGA (@aoga) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Forty-seven years ago today, the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was completed! This incredible oil-moving system transformed our state and has set the bar for safety and reliability ever since. Happy 47th, TAPS, and congrats Alyeska Pipeline Service Company!

Forty-seven years ago today, the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was completed! This incredible oil-moving system transformed our state and has set the bar for safety and reliability ever since. Happy 47th, TAPS, and congrats Alyeska Pipeline Service Company!
Alaska Public Media News (@akpublicnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Alaskans are living through a housing crisis. Alaska Public Media is looking to speak with Gen Z-ers who are in the process of buying their first home as we continue to report on the state’s housing market and how it’s impacting the people who live here. alaskapublic.org/2024/06/07/are…

maya tizon (@mayatizon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

journalism is a newsroom winning 7 SPJ awards one week and then being gutted by 55% the next seattletimes.com/opinion/big-la…

Sen. Dan Sullivan (@sendansullivan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In-depth piece by @Nat_Herz examining the perfect storm of factors threatening Alaska’s fishing industry, including runaway inflation and the Russian dumping of cheap seafood that has eroded global prices. My team and I were recently able to secure a G7 statement condemning the

Eric Stone (@eriwinsto) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If anyone has leads on 2025 session housing in Juneau within walking distance to the Capitol (studio or 1BD), a friend of mine is looking -- shoot me a DM. #akleg

NWS Juneau (@nwsjuneau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Overtopping, drainage channel, glacial release? We are getting a lot of feedback regarding some of the vocabulary we are using to describe the potential Suicide Basin release. Check out this video explaining the situation and some of the wording we use! youtu.be/keLJtXPhP2c

KRNV (@krnv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW EPISODE 🎙️ Before Nevadans vote on Question 3, how has ranked choice voting worked in other states? Have there been hiccups? Do voters like it? Veteran political reporters Gregg Lagerquist and James Brooks Cascade 🗞️ join to chat about RCV in Maine and Alaska. Listen: bit.ly/3SLKuYT

NEW EPISODE 🎙️

Before Nevadans vote on Question 3, how has ranked choice voting worked in other states? Have there been hiccups? Do voters like it?

Veteran political reporters <a href="/GreggWGME/">Gregg Lagerquist</a> and <a href="/AK_OK/">James Brooks Cascade 🗞️</a> join to chat about RCV in Maine and Alaska.

Listen: bit.ly/3SLKuYT
James Brooks Cascade 🗞️ (@ak_ok) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hey all -- I'm not on Twitter much anymore, but you can still find me on Bluesky. If you're just creating an account, here's a starter pack of 30 Alaskans and Yukoners on there: go.bsky.app/LnN1cYs and here's a list of hundreds more: bsky.app/profile/alaska… #akleg #akelect