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Sealaska Corp. completes huge financial turnaround
Sealaska CEO Anthony Mallott was feeling a little under the weather on Wednesday, but even then, he didn’t…
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Alaska Senate considers ways to limit Medicaid access
As the Alaska Senate considers new regulations for Alaskans receiving government-funded health care, state officials are warning that…
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Alaska’s high court hears dispute over salmon ballot measure
The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in a case that will decide the fate of a…
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Survey: Alaskans slightly more pessimistic about economy
Alaskans are slightly less confident about the state of the economy, according to the results of a new…
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Alaska senators unveil $1.4 billion capital construction budget
Lawmakers got their first look at the state’s billion-dollar capital construction and renovation budget on Wednesday as the…
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State Senate unanimously recognizes Alaska Native ‘linguistic emergency’
The Alaska Senate voted 20-0 in favor of a resolution declaring a “linguistic emergency” for Alaska Native languages,…
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Alaska GOP may seek courts’ help to keep unwanted candidates off the ballot
The Alaska Republican Party cannot prevent three lawmakers from appearing on election ballots as Republicans, the Alaska Division…
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Rep. Parish faced sexual harassment complaint
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, was the subject of a sexual harassment complaint in February, the Juneau Empire confirmed…
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Alaska legislators approve new policy for reporting, addressing sexual harassment
Months after two Alaska lawmakers resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the Legislature’s internal governing body has approved…
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Rep. Justin Parish drops out of election; Assemblyman Rob Edwardson will run instead
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, is dropping out of this fall’s election for the Alaska House of Representatives seat…
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Outgoing Juneau lawmaker’s idea to cut lawmakers’ pay swiftly rejected
Members of the Alaska Legislature rejected a proposed pay cut late Monday, saying they didn’t have time to…
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Alaska unemployment stays flat in March
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was flat in March, according to new figures from the Alaska Department of…
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For Alaska lawmakers, legislative session’s end may be decided by Permanent Fund (again)
Protections for the Alaska Permanent Fund are becoming the crux of negotiations to end this year’s legislative session.…
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Alaska Native delegates march on Capitol after senators refuse to call language loss ‘emergency’
A resolution intended to declare an Alaska Native language emergency is advancing in the Alaska Senate, but without…
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Standalone education budget confirmed
Alaska lawmakers confirmed the state’s $1.2 billion education budget in a brief meeting of the House-Senate budget conference…
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E. Coli outbreak, believed to be from contaminated lettuce, sickens eight in Nome
At least eight people have been sickened at Nome’s Anvil Mountain Correctional Center by an outbreak of E.Coli…
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Southcentral Alaskans plead for SB 91 rollback, Juneau testifiers urge otherwise
Southcentral Alaskans offered passionate testimony in support of a rollback of criminal justice reforms, but despite outcry from…
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Debt doubt: Legal argument may threaten state’s ability to borrow money
It’s a situation like a homeowner who opens a wall during renovations and unexpectedly finds termites. A legal…
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Legislature approves flat schools budget, but no increases may force cuts
The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday approved a $1.2 billion budget for public schools in the next fiscal year.…
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House, Senate negotiators take first steps toward budget compromise
The Alaska Legislature took its first tentative steps toward a budget compromise as conferees from the House and…