WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called Alaska’s two Republican senators to warn them of repercussions for the nation’s largest state if they failed to… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker killed Juneau Access. The Alaska Legislature will bury it. The 30th Legislature starts its third special session of the year today, and… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is attacking a Republican senator who opposed moving forward with long-promised legislation to repeal and replace “Obamacare.” Trump says on… Continue reading
HOMER — In the past 10 years since fat bikes have become popular for riding on beaches and snow in Alaska, people have regularly ridden… Continue reading
The Rasmuson Foundation has awarded a Tier 2 grant to help construct the Gustavus Community Center (GCC). The award is a “top off grant” of… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — S&P Global Ratings has made good on its warning, joining Moody’s Ratings Service in downgrading the State of Alaska’s credit ratings once again… Continue reading
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, the Alaska Legislature has cut the state subsidy of oil and gas drilling. A compromise proposal approved Saturday night… Continue reading
Last Wednesday, Ben Wilcox ended his workday late: He had to. With the rain having let up in Juneau for one brief day, he took… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has signed a shutdown-averting $8.8 billion state operating budget into law. Walker signed the budget on Friday, one day before the start… Continue reading
An Eagle River man’s quick thinking — and a can of bear spray — may have saved his friend’s life during a harrowing bear attack… Continue reading
State officials are looking at a potential bill of more than $152 million in required leave payout for state workers if they cannot agree on… Continue reading
The legislative committee trying to avert an Alaska government shutdown has agreed on a deal to fund the Alaska Marine Highway, but its solution sets… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off… Continue reading
After its first special session ended in failure, the Alaska Legislature is still searching for a way to avert a July 1 statewide government shutdown.… Continue reading
Now that Gov. Bill Walker has deemed the Juneau Road dead, lawmakers are trying to carve up the carcass. On Wednesday evening, the Alaska House… Continue reading
Lyft and Uber have left the starting line. In a brief ceremony Thursday afternoon, Gov. Bill Walker signed legislation allowing ride-sharing “transportation network companies” to… Continue reading
It was a mic-drop moment on a trampoline. In a surprise Thursday night move, the Alaska House of Representatives attempted to avert a statewide government… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has voted to approve a $2,200 Permanent Fund Dividend for this fall, a sign that it is abandoning a long-term… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives hasn’t given up on the idea of a trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. On Sunday, members of the House’s finance committee… Continue reading
The chants were audible for blocks around: “Do your jobs!/So I can do mine!” The trouble was that there weren’t many people to hear them.… Continue reading
