In the three weeks since the 29th Alaska Legislature convened its second session, lawmakers haven’t just been working on the budget.In the 19 days since… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A state court judge in Anchorage heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit challenging Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid without legislative… Continue reading
If there’s one thing Alaska’s lawmakers agree on, it’s this: No single trick or approach will solve the state’s annual deficit, now approaching $4 billion.Most… Continue reading
The state of Alaska has never changed its mining taxes.To find the last time Alaskan miners had to open their tax books, you have to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Public Offices Commission will consider a settlement in a campaign disclosure violations case involving two independent political groups once linked to… Continue reading
Michael Hanley, one of the few state commissioners held over from the administration of Gov. Sean Parnell, is on the way out.On Thursday, the office… Continue reading
PHOENIX — A U.S. senator and U.S. representative from Arizona have introduced legislation to break up the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Sen. Jeff Flake… Continue reading
WASILLA — A juvenile has been taken into custody in the shooting deaths of a 40-year-old woman and her 10-year-old son at a home outside… Continue reading
KODIAK — Kodiak officials have passed a revision to an ordinance that targets the city’ homeless population.The revision approved by the City Council on Thursday… Continue reading
HOUSTON — The U.S. saw a record number of exonerations in 2015, with nearly 40 percent of the cases involving individuals who were exonerated in… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska House on Wednesday passed a bill designed to strengthen the state’s Military Code of Justice.The approval came 17 months after a… Continue reading
BETHEL — Two federal agencies have weighed in on the potential impacts the proposed Donlin Creek mine could have on subsistence along the Kuskokwim River.Donlin… Continue reading
Chuck-e-Cheese and Dave & Buster’s need not worry for much longer. The Alaska Legislature is preparing a bill to shield arcades from the state’s gambling… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A Senate committee heard testimony on Wednesday on an effort to amend the U.S. Constitution and establish a mechanism for states to overturn… Continue reading
The tugboat Challenger, sunken in Gastineau Channel since September, will be lifted from the seafloor within three months, the head of marine pollution response for… Continue reading
The trans-Alaska Pipeline System is still 100 percent full.The speed of oil flow, not the amount of oil in the 39-year-old pipeline, is the issue… Continue reading
Stories on Jan. 29 and Feb. 2 incorrectly identified Walt Monegan as a corrections commissioner under former Gov. Sarah Palin. He served as her commissioner… Continue reading
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to use earthquake-resistant designs when remodeling an existing building or building a new… Continue reading
If Iowa and New Hampshire aren’t enough to shake out the Republican presidential field, Alaska will sit among the deciding states.Eleven candidates have registered for… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers used a police dog to arrest two men suspected of burglarizing a Fairbanks home.Troopers just before 11 p.m. Sunday took… Continue reading
