A subcommittee of the Alaska House of Representatives is recommending a bigger budget for health services next year, but that increase comes courtesy of the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The head of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association says fraud and abuse provisions in a bill aimed at containing and… Continue reading
HOUSTON — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 12… Continue reading
SITKA — U.S. wildlife officials are investigating the removal of a federally protected eagle nest from land being developed near Sitka after the public raised… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has signed a bill to erase the online court records of people who have been acquitted of crimes in Alaska.Courtview is the… Continue reading
Three weeks after the head of Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development announced his departure, one of his deputies is headed out the door… Continue reading
JUNEAU — An Alaska lawmaker’s efforts to put a dent in the state’s rising prison population have run afoul of a victim rights’ organization and… Continue reading
The House subcommittee on the University of Alaska budget accepted a smaller cut than the one proposed by Rep. Tammie Wilson last week, but rejected… Continue reading
A subcommittee of the Alaska House is recommending big cuts to the budgets of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and state-funded tourism marketing efforts.The Alaska… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Would-be marijuana entrepreneurs were busy the first day they could start the business license process in Alaska.State marijuana regulators report in a release… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of breaking into Anchorage cars was corralled with the help of alert witnesses with a cellphone.Police say an employee at… Continue reading
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A judge has approved a nearly $1 billion settlement between the Obama administration and Native American tribes over claims the government shorted… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Representatives from Planned Parenthood, a union of current and former sex workers, small business owners and others testified Wednesday on a bill that… Continue reading
Members of the House subcommittee that sets the budget for the Alaska Department of Law have turned down $318,700 to hire investigators and attorneys to… Continue reading
The Alaska Division of Elections has approved a ballot initiative for the Aug. 16 primary election. On Monday, the division certified the PFD Voter Registration… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A 52-year-old man from the southwest Alaska village of Aleknagik has been charged with attempted murder and felony assault.Alaska State Troopers say Robin… Continue reading
The state of Alaska is preparing to build a replacement bridge over the Klehini River north of Haines, between Klukwan and the Canadian border.The bridge… Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — Businesses cannot collect tips given to waiters, casino dealers or other service employees to share with support staff such as dishwashers even… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The National Transportation Safety Board released reports Wednesday outlining factual information on two fatal Alaska commuter airplane crashes, including a Hageland Aviation crash… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers are poised to consider legislation that would bar school districts from contracting with abortion services providers or allowing them to offer… Continue reading
