It was Salesman Walker who spoke from the podium Thursday night in the Alaska Capitol.Delivering his second State of the State address, Gov. Bill Walker… Continue reading
The head of the Alaska Marine Highway System gave the clearest statement yet that the ferry system will soon sell two of its 11 ships.Speaking… Continue reading
Alaskans are running out of time to give their input on the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to manage the Tongass National Forest into the 2030s.Feb.… Continue reading
Alaska’s state government will continue to shrink.Speaking to the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday morning, state budget director Pat Pitney said Gov. Bill Walker proposes… Continue reading
On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, climbed the steps of the Capitol together with smiles on their faces.They traded… Continue reading
The state’s budget crisis isn’t a laughing matter, but a new group is trying to inject a little humor into the issue. For Our Alaska,… Continue reading
An Anchorage lawmaker has proposed an amendment to the Alaska Constitution that would prohibit the Legislature from working more than 90 days in regular session.House… Continue reading
Alaskan Brewing Co. isn’t selling out.It isn’t closing down.It isn’t moving to the Lower 48, changing its name or owners.In an interview Thursday, brewery founders… Continue reading
An employee of Juneau’s SuperBear grocery store was unexpectedly found dead Sunday.According to the Juneau Police Department, 39-year-old Robert Loren Lakey III was found dead… Continue reading
Bob Banghart has a simple mantra for anyone who asks about the new State Library, Archives and Museum.“On schedule, on budget,” he said. “I mean,… Continue reading
Nobody is calling their lawmaker to complain about the loss of municipal airport matching funds.In the debates about declining oil revenue and the state’s $3.5… Continue reading
Sitting in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday night, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, found some things to like in President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union… Continue reading
Two weeks ago, a group of militiamen occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Their mission, they say, is to get the land turned… Continue reading
Fairbanks’ Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery is a towering complex of tanks, tubes and growing fish.It also carried a towering price tag. When it opened… Continue reading
The pastries were sweet, the news was not.On Tuesday, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly hosted its federal lobbyist, state lobbyist and two members… Continue reading
In his younger years, Anchorage Republican Rep. Bob Lynn served as a police officer in Tucson, Arizona.Last year, when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex… Continue reading
Of the 34 bills prefiled by Alaska lawmakers on Friday, none have been more controversial than Senate Bill 120 and House Bill 236.The bills, proposed… Continue reading
If all goes as planned, the Prince of Wales Island community of Whale Pass will become Alaska’s newest incorporated city by the end of 2016.Late… Continue reading
The Alaska Supreme Court, in a 3-2 split decision, on Friday ruled that a woman who moved to a rural Alaska village to pursue a… Continue reading
The dozens or hundreds of new marijuana businesses in Alaska this year will be climbing a mountain.There’s one big difference between summiting Denali and opening… Continue reading
