The University of Alaska Board of Regents has scheduled a call-in session of public testimony for Alaskans who want to talk about university issues with… Continue reading
The Nenana Ice Classic bills itself as Alaska’s favorite guessing game. This year, that honor will go to the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. The state… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker holds an early fundraising edge in his bid for re-election this year. Records filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission show that… Continue reading
Jessica Geary has been named the new head of the Legislative Affairs Agency, the nonpartisan working arm of the Legislature. Geary, the division’s former deputy… Continue reading
A former Juneau-Douglas High School teacher has filed to run for the Alaska House seat currently held by Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, representing Skagway,… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has approved a new bill that allows the Alaska Board of Pharmacy to regulate wholesale prescription drug distributors, even if they are… Continue reading
In January, the leaders of Alaska’s education system rolled out a report on “Alaska’s Education Challenge,” the foundation for a fundamental reform of how public… Continue reading
Randall Kowalke was in his church’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. when he got a call from Gov. Bill Walker. It wasn’t the call he… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker isn’t backing down. In a letter to Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, and Senate Majority Leader Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, the governor said… Continue reading
Leaders of the state agency charged with protecting Alaskans’ food and water are warning lawmakers that budget costs are increasing the dangers to Alaskans. Their… Continue reading
Team doctors visiting Alaska from the Lower 48 may still be able to legally treat their teams under a new bill approved 19-0 by the… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has chosen Mat-Su Borough Assemblyman Randall Kowalke to replace Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, who resigned to focus on his run for governor.… Continue reading
A disagreement over state funding for Medicaid has exposed deep problems with the way the Alaska Legislature budgets for the unexpected. With Alaska facing a… Continue reading
Police and prosecutors conducted four wiretaps in Alaska last year, work that resulted in the indictments of multiple people for murder, a new state report… Continue reading
In a 27-minute speech that included allusions to the Bible and “Star Wars,” Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers delivered Alaska’s annual State of the Judiciary… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the state’s public schools in the next fiscal year but has failed to allocate… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives is expected today to vote on a proposal that would fund the state’s elementary and high schools with $1.2 billion… Continue reading
Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, will not run for re-election. Egan made the announcement, which had been expected, in a Tuesday morning interview on KINY-AM, one… Continue reading
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and U.S. Sen Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, have finished a day of meetings in Ottawa with high-ranking Canadian officials. In a conference… Continue reading
Rep. Zach Fansler, D-Bethel, has resigned six days after the Juneau Empire published details of an alleged assault by the first-term Alaska lawmaker against a… Continue reading
