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Senate votes for special session away from Juneau
Published 11:09pm Wednesday, March 30, 2016If the Alaska Legislature holds a special session this year, the Alaska Senate wants it to take place away from Juneau. In a 13-7 vote ... Read more
My Turn: Budget illusions versus reality
Published 8:03am Wednesday, March 30, 2016State government is simply too big and the Alaska Legislature has not made adequate progress in reducing the burden of big government. According to the ... Read more
Kake documents oral histories
Published 8:01am Wednesday, March 30, 2016Nestled in Keku Strait on Kupreanof Island is the Tlingit village of Kake. Around 600 people are lucky enough to call this community home. With ... Read more
House votes for Sweetheart Lake funding
Published 10:19pm Monday, March 28, 2016The Alaska House has voted 36-0 to allow the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue $120 million in low-interest loans to the backers ... Read more
Soldotna Creek targeted for pike eradication
Published 8:03am Monday, March 28, 2016KENAI — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is preparing to move forward in the second phase of a project to eradicate the invasive ... Read more
Homer Farmers Market ahead of today’s trends
Published 8:03am Monday, March 28, 2016HOMER — After a trip to Washington state in February for a farmers market conference, the management of the Homer Farmers Market is certain of ... Read more
Walker reiterates call for budget plan amid dour forecast
Published 8:03am Monday, March 28, 2016JUNEAU — A dour revenue forecast brought with it a warning from Gov. Bill Walker that state legislators need to deliver a plan to address ... Read more
My Turn: Lawmakers have support for Permanent Fund solution
Published 8:03am Sunday, March 27, 2016Anyone who’s been paying attention to State Capitol happenings knows the State of Alaska is facing an unprecedented fiscal crisis. The balance sheet just became ... Read more
My Turn: A small sawmill operator’s perspective on the Tongass Land Management Plan Amendment
Published 8:00am Monday, March 21, 2016As a small sawmill operator and builder, I’ve watched with great interest the debate over a new management plan for the Tongass National Forest. In ... Read more
My Turn: Solution deniers versus solution seekers
Published 8:01am Sunday, March 20, 2016As I noted in a previous column, a poll done by the Alaska Dispatch News (Jan. 28, 2016) showed “an overwhelming proportion of respondents — ... Read more
University cuts could damage fisheries, Arctic research
Published 8:02am Monday, March 14, 2016ANCHORAGE — A state fiscal crisis looms, and some of the Legislature’s budget cuts could send ripples into Alaska’s largest private employer and international political ... Read more
Murkowski questions federal Tongass plan
Published 9:03am Friday, March 11, 2016ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Forest Service is looking to expedite the transition away from old-growth timber in the Tongass National Forest, a plan Alaska Sen. ... Read more
Bing’s Landing near Sterling to undergo construction work
Published 9:02am Thursday, March 10, 2016KENAI — Parks officials are looking to begin up to $2.5 million in upgrades for a popular boat launch and bank fishing area just outside ... Read more
Juneau testifiers leave legislators with something to chew on
Published 9:08am Wednesday, March 9, 2016For two hours Monday evening, Juneau residents offered their thoughts on the state operating budget proposed by the Senate Finance Committee. Some were so eager, ... Read more
Path to Prosperity 2016 competition application period open
Published 9:03am Wednesday, March 9, 2016Do you or someone you know have an idea to run a business? The Path to Prosperity competition aims to identify and support innovative business ... Read more
Walker names Gruenberg replacement
Published 7:23pm Tuesday, March 8, 2016Gov. Bill Walker has named Salvation Army development director Ivy Spohnholz the replacement for Max Gruenberg, the Anchorage Democrat who died in Juneau earlier this ... Read more
My Turn: The Legislature must act on fiscal change this session
Published 9:02am Tuesday, March 8, 2016Most everyone agrees that now is the time for action by the Legislature to help bridge the fiscal crisis that our state government faces. What ... Read more
Path to Prosperity 2016 competition application period open
Published 9:00am Sunday, March 6, 2016Do you or someone you know have an idea to run a business? The Path to Prosperity competition aims to identify and support innovative business ... Read more
US seeks end to Yellowstone grizzly protections
Published 9:06am Friday, March 4, 2016BILLINGS, Mont. — The federal government is proposing to lift threatened-species protections for hundreds of Yellowstone-area grizzlies, opening the door to future hunts for the ... Read more
Commissioner Adopts Southeast State Forest Management Plan
Published 9:01am Friday, March 4, 2016The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources adopted the Southeast State Forest Management Plan on Feb. 29. In addition, the Commissioner reclassified nearly 46,600 ... Read more