The Alaska Senate has given unanimous approval to a bill that allows parents to request a credit freeze on their child’s behalf. The bill was… Continue reading
In his annual address to the Alaska Legislature, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan harkened back to memories of Ted Stevens, Bob Bartlett and Ernest Gruening.For many… Continue reading
To talk about a budget affecting every Alaskan, 53 Juneauites walked up to a microphone and shared their thoughts with the Alaska Legislature’s House Finance… Continue reading
Sometime about 4:30 p.m., a man walked through the parking-lot doors of Centennial Hall and uttered a single word: “Wow!”“Don’t worry,” came a volunteer’s reply… Continue reading
Rich Thorne remembers close elections.In 1998, Carl Morgan beat Irene Nicholia by all of six votes in the race for House District 36, which at… Continue reading
Alaska’s new commercial marijuana program has gotten off to a roaring start, with more than 100 applicants since Wednesday.It’s unclear how many of those applicants… Continue reading
The Alaska House closed out the first stage of its budget work on Friday as the subcommittee in charge of the Alaska State Troopers recommended… Continue reading
A subcommittee of the Alaska House of Representatives is recommending a bigger budget for health services next year, but that increase comes courtesy of the… Continue reading
A subcommittee of the Alaska House is recommending big cuts to the budgets of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and state-funded tourism marketing efforts.The Alaska… Continue reading
Members of the House subcommittee that sets the budget for the Alaska Department of Law have turned down $318,700 to hire investigators and attorneys to… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate voted 18-2 on Wednesday to force communities outside incorporated cities to “opt in” if they want a commercial marijuana industry.If a location… Continue reading
What the audience at Monday night’s Veterans Affairs town hall lacked in numbers, it made up for in volume.Only nine people (and not all were… Continue reading
It was a rough day for Rep. Lora Reinbold.On Tuesday, as finance subcommittees in the Alaska House prepared to approve budgets for the state judiciary… Continue reading
It’s not easy to raise the dead.The men and women raising the 96-foot tugboat Challenger found that out Sunday afternoon as they attempted to refloat… Continue reading
In his day job, Ryan Durbin guides airplanes over Anchorage. Now, his frustration with Alaska Internet access has him turning to guiding Web traffic as… Continue reading
Miners opposed to a proposal by Gov. Bill Walker to raise taxes on the state’s top-producing mines got help from an unexpected source Friday afternoon.Alongside… Continue reading
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has had a busy week. On Monday, she was leading a field hearing of the U.S. Senate’s energy committee in Bethel. After… Continue reading
Alaska’s senior U.S. Senator didn’t offer her advice on solving the state’s fiscal problems. Speaking to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature, Sen. Lisa… Continue reading
The state’s largest and oldest active brewery doesn’t typically take political positions, but on Tuesday night, one of its co-founders told the Alaska Senate’s Labor… Continue reading
Brewers, bar owners, restaurant owners, distillers, bartenders and distributors showed a popular front Tuesday as the Alaska Senate’s Labor and Commerce Committee took public testimony… Continue reading
