In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso welcome back Chris Carlson to examine recent state attorney general enforcement actions against auto dealers in New York and Alaska. They discuss
Trump’s erstwhile lawyer, Attorney General Todd Blanche, made the ignominious statement that he would never “improperly” interfere in the midterm elections. This happened on a Thursday.
But if Trump says interfere, then it can’t be improper. After all, Blanche works
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sued Alaska election officials in the US District Court for the District of Alaska, asking the court to block certification of November’s US Senate election results if incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan
Article by Jenni Monet, Alaska BeaconOctober 16, 2026
Damage in Kwigillingok from ex-Typhoon Halong is seen on Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo provided by the Alaska National Guard)
In Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, schools in the flood zone remained closed. Homes
Tribal governments of the Bering Sea Interior Tribal Commission have established the Bering Sea Interior Tribal Conservation District (BSITCD) through a mutual agreement with USDA. It gives participating Tribes a shared way to set conservation priorities and coordinate technical, financial,
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Happy Friday! Fall is here, bringing some cooler weather and pumpkin everything. For small businesses contracting with the federal government, the SBA has been rolling out some important changes—including proposed updates to size standards and recent changes to the 8(a)
On August 20, 2026, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published a proposal to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (“Roadless Rule”), which prohibits new road construction, commercial timber harvests and other activities on 58.5 million acres of undeveloped public
Here is the unpublished opinion in State of Alaska v. Newland:
Available briefs:
Lower court materials here.
