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Court says revoked Alaska driver’s licenses stay invalid until a driver reactivates them with DMV
In Alaska, a suspended driver’s license will stay suspended unless a driver takes steps to reactivate it, the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled this week.
22 hours ago2 min read
Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds
Division of Elections and Department of Law decline to waive secrecy on advice that led state to hand detailed data to the Department of Justice.
1 day ago4 min read
Top Alaska court takes up lawsuit challenging trans-Alaska gas pipeline law
Lower court dismissed the case, and the Alaska Supreme Court has already ruled on a similar issue, but plaintiffs are trying again.
2 days ago3 min read
Alaska Supreme Court considers limits of executive and legislative power, including on abortion
A seven-year-old dispute over union dues could reset boundaries between Alaska’s branches of government.
2 days ago4 min read
After historic education funding increase, some Alaska lawmakers aim to boost the BSA again
Legislators say the increase would offset the budget deficits of the state’s five biggest school districts, and help fend off school closures, cutting teachers and growing class sizes.
2 days ago4 min read
Federal offshore oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin draws no bids
Federal sale, one in a series mandated by the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ indicates a lack of industry interest in Cook Inlet, as did a concurrent state lease sale that drew only one bid.
3 days ago5 min read
Alaska population loss looms with fewer births and more deaths in an aging population
Fewer Alaska babies are being born and more Alaskans are dying, causing the state’s natural population increase margin to shrink substantially over the past decade, according to state demographers.
3 days ago3 min read
Alaska lawmakers push Trump administration to waive $100k visa fee for international teachers
Rural Alaska districts are especially reliant on international teachers to keep instructors in their classrooms Students attend class in a Kuspuk School District elementary school (Photo provided by the Kuspuk School District) By Corinne Smith Alaska Beacon Some Alaska school districts say they can’t afford to hire and retain international teachers after the Trump administration hiked fees for highly skilled worker visas. Alaska school districts have increasingly hired inter
4 days ago6 min read
Alaska Beacon state and legislative daybook for the week of Mar. 2, 2026
Here’s what’s happening in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state.
5 days ago4 min read
Alaska House advances Juneau lawmaker’s bill intended to boost workforce housing
House Bill 184 by Rep. Andi Story attempts to address Alaska’s severe housing shortage by allowing AIDEA to invest in workforce housing with 5 or more units.
Feb 283 min read
Alaska Senate resolution highlights ‘mutual respect’ and cooperation with Greenland
As President Donald Trump presses for a takeover of Greenland, some Alaska state lawmakers are trying to send a different message about state cooperation with the Arctic island.
Feb 273 min read
National series highlights Alaska MMIP crisis, questions of justice for Alaska Native people
Documentary series ‘Lost Women of Alaska’ now airing on HBO examines the crisis through the investigation of an Anchorage serial killer and how local police handled the case.
Feb 275 min read
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