SEATTLE — A new study has found that chinook salmon in the Columbia River and the northeastern Pacific from California to western Alaska are not… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has declined to advance a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. In a 6-14 vote Wednesday, the Senate… Continue reading
The Alaska House Finance Committee has voted to set next year’s Permanent Fund Dividend at $1,270 and reduce the amount of money pulled from the… Continue reading
For the first time in six years, the Alaska Legislature has put a portion of the state’s budget, including funding for the Alaska Marine Highway… Continue reading
If the Department of Homeland Security has evidence that Russian agents electronically penetrated Alaska’s election system, the agency hasn’t shared that information with the State… Continue reading
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, has suffered a setback in his attempt to pass legislation affecting Alaska’s public school trust fund. In a procedural move Monday,… Continue reading
This is Sen. Dan Sullivan, optimistic. In a 36-minute Monday address to the Alaska Legislature, Alaska’s junior U.S. Senator drew repeated rounds of applause from… Continue reading
With incumbent Rep. Sam Kito III still undecided on re-election, a second person has announced their intention to seek the statehouse seat representing Haines, Skagway,… Continue reading
Alaskans will get their first opportunity to offer public testimony on the state’s budget this week, as the Alaska House of Representatives pushes toward a… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has voted unanimously in favor of a proposal to add a third superior court judge to Juneau’s courthouse. House Bill… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is considering a proposal to borrow up to $1 billion from global markets to cover a debt it owes to oil and… Continue reading
Democrats in the Alaska House of Representatives have confirmed Gov. Bill Walker’s appointment of Tiffany Zulkosky for the vacant seat representing Southwest Alaska’s House District… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has approved a bill to extend the deadline for the Alaska Industrial Development and Energy Authority to issue bonds backing the Interior… Continue reading
More than a month after the start of its 2018 session, the Alaska Legislature is nearing full strength. In a Thursday morning vote, Senate Republicans… Continue reading
This is Lisa Murkowski, victorious. On Thursday morning, Murkowski addressed to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature and delivered a 30-minute ray of optimism.… Continue reading
This is Don Young triumphant. In the past year, the Republican who bills himself as the Congressman for All Alaskans has helped the federal government… Continue reading
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation took a $1.5 billion hit when American stock markets plunged last week, but fund managers said Wednesday that results of… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday nominated a retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot to fill the Alaska Senate seat vacated in January by Mike Dunleavy.… Continue reading
The administration of Gov. Bill Walker is asking the Alaska Legislature for permission to spend $10 million on seismic surveying in the coastal plain of… Continue reading
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen will deliver a “State of the University” speech noon Tuesday at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The speech will… Continue reading
