The director of Alaska’s state marijuana regulator is warning that Alaska’s ongoing problems with marijuana testing may pose a health hazard to users of marijuana… Continue reading
A bill to ban smoking in bars and restaurants across Alaska has wide support in the Alaska Legislature, but the measure’s fate will again be… Continue reading
In a 3-1 vote, the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has upended the state’s distilleries by approving new regulations that forbid the distilleries from serving… Continue reading
The state of Alaska has sold the ferry Taku, 55 years after the ship became one of the first in the state’s fleet. On Friday… Continue reading
As lawmakers consider using proceeds from the Alaska Permanent Fund to patch Alaska’s $2.5 billion budget deficit, they are pushing back against a stress test… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has appointed North Slope Borough Police Chief Travis Welch to a vacant position on the Alaska Marijuana Control Board. The board, which… Continue reading
When is a tourist like a fish? A new state audit has recommended an end to the state’s tourism marketing board as the state prepares… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature will begin to crack open the state budget and start the debate about how to pay for it as lawmakers enter the… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Law is failing to disclose when it taps the phone of an Alaskans, the Empire has learned through a public records… Continue reading
Former state senator Charlie Huggins has announced he is suspending his campaign for governor. Huggins, who represented Wasilla in the Senate, previously served as Senate… Continue reading
The head of Southeast Alaska’s Village Public Safety Officer program said Thursday that he believes a public safety plan proposed by Gov. Bill Walker is… Continue reading
With allusions to grit, determination and self-reliance, Gov. Bill Walker delivered his annual State of the State address to Alaskans on Thursday night in the… Continue reading
Despite the ‘no’ votes of Alaska’s Congressional delegation, Congress has passed a measure extending the federal government’s warrantless wiretapping program for six more years. The… Continue reading
Alaska has the highest rate of firearm deaths in the nation, according to national figures newly finalized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.… Continue reading
Two of three Juneau lawmakers in the Alaska Legislature may not run for re-election this year. Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, told the Empire he… Continue reading
The state of Alaska revealed earlier this month that the ongoing Alaska recession has wiped out almost a decade of population gain in the City… Continue reading
One year after almost 1,000 people gathered in front of the Alaska State Capitol for a demonstration of women’s rights, organizers are planning a sequel… Continue reading
A microphone can be a scary thing. Each year, thousands of Alaskans call or visit the Alaska Legislature to offer their thoughts on a piece… Continue reading
After the Girl Scouts and the Juneau-Douglas High School choir, two senators walked into the chambers of the Alaska House of Representatives with an air… Continue reading
An investigation by the Alaska Legislature’s internal watchdog has confirmed that former Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kiana, sexually harassed multiple Legislative employees in 2017. The investigation’s… Continue reading
