Thursday Oct. 22, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. An Alaska Superior Court judge said last week that the state Division of Elections may have violated the Alaska Constitution’s right to privacy last year when it gave a version of the state’s voters list to the U.S. Department of Justice.
2. The U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday announced a new estimate for the natural gas potential across Alaska’s North Slope that’s nearly three times the size of the previous estimate.
3. Golden Valley Electric Association has issued a second Energy Emergency Alert. But this one, unlike last week’s, is only a Level 1 alert.
4. Political independent Bill Hill is lagging behind Republican Congressman Nick Begich in the race for Alaska’s lone seat in Congress.
4. Over the next three days, more than 7-thousand delegates are expected to attend the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage.Today's keynote speech will focus on the issue of subsistence.