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State senator Mike Dunleavy resigns from Legislature to boost gubernatorial run
Dunleavy done left. In a surprise announcement, Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, has announced he will resign his seat…
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Airports prepare to levy fees for Uber and Lyft
Alaska’s three largest airports are preparing to levy fees on people who use ride-sharing programs like Uber and…
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Governor says Alaska’s deficit will not be fixed in 2018
Gov. Bill Walker is an optimist, but even he thinks Alaska’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit won’t be resolved this…
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Alaska Legislature’s preseason starts today
With eight days to go before the start of the 2018 Legislative session, the Alaska Legislature’s unofficial preseason…
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State senator seeks to overturn law allowing children to marry in Alaska
In Alaska, a 14-year-old can legally get married. Sen. Berta Gardner, D-Anchorage, has a problem with that and…
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State regulator approves electric vehicle rate
Alaska’s utility regulator has closed the book on a special rate for charging electric vehicles in Juneau. In…
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Coast Guard asks for opinions on Gastineau Channel
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking mariners for their opinions on Gastineau Channel. Coast Guard Sector Juneau has…
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Drill, maybe drill: Federal government considers offshore oil drilling in Southeast
The Trump Administration has released a draft plan calling for oil and gas lease sales across Alaska’s coasts,…
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Alaska marijuana businesses vow to press on after Sessions’ decision
Juneau’s marijuana retailers say they will continue to press ahead after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ended an…
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After the ‘blob’, warm weather persisted — except in Southeast
The “blob” is dead, and in 2017, Alaska’s above-normal temperatures went with it. Not everyone enjoyed the changes…
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Alaska jobs forecast for 2018 improves from awful to bad
Alaska’s most significant recession since the oil bust of the 1980s appears to be abating. In its annual…
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Alaska marijuana sales drop in November
Alaskans bought less marijuana in November than they did in October, the first time the infant industry posted…
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Trans-Alaska Pipeline System shipped more oil in 2017, Alyeska says
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System transported more oil in 2017 than it did in 2016, marking the second consecutive…
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Goodbye bail: Alaska switches to new system of criminal justice
On a gray day in November, many of Juneau’s top lawyers gathered in a jury room within Dimond…
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Alaska’s legislature looks to Oregon for guidance on sexual harassment
As the Alaska Legislature considers how to rewrite its guidelines for reporting sexual harassment and dealing with claims,…
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Alaska 2017: A year of almosts and maybes
Things almost happened in 2017. The Alaska Legislature almost shut down state government. Lawmakers almost revived the state’s…
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Want to join the Alaska Legislature? Applications are open
Democrats have begun taking applications from Alaskans interested in representing the North Slope and Northwest Arctic Borough in…
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State marijuana testing inaccurate, board warns
Alaska’s marijuana regulators are warning that potency labels on marijuana packages may be inaccurate. In a Tuesday meeting…
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Federal support for oil spill fund will end in 2018
The nation’s main oil-spill response fund will lose its biggest financial support at the end of the month,…
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Two healthcare ballot initiatives for 2018 have been canceled
A pair of health care ballot initiatives seeking a place in Alaska’s 2018 election are dead for now.…