Juneau Independent

If signed by the governor, Senate Bill 64 would enact a new ballot tracking system, provide paid postage for all absentee mail-in ballots and authorize checks to update Alaska’s voter rolls.

Permit applications have increased and research and investment is ongoing, with goals of diversifying the industry and benefitting coastal communities.

The state of Alaska is looking for someone to take the Matanuska, one of the first three ships built as part of the Alaska Marine Highway System after statehood.

Legislation introduced in the Alaska House and Senate would enact a surcharge on phone lines to fund mental health services, including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for Alaska.

Supplemental budget bill has been stymied by disagreements in the House over whether to unlock a key savings account.

Candidates propose their PFD amounts — and tell us the last time they rode an Alaska state ferry.

Here’s what’s happening at the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state.

Alaska’s senior U.S. Senator is the only Republican to join Democrats in opposition to the bill, which currently lacks the votes to pass.

Many worry that a case from Mississippi challenging whether ballots received after Election Day can be counted in federal elections could end Alaska's practice of accepting late-arriving ballots. Alaska counts ballots if they are postmarked by Election Day and received within 10 days, or 15 days for overseas voters in general elections.

Oil and gas firm Hilcorp is already at work on land owned by Doyon Ltd. near the village of Birch Creek, south of the river.

Representatives of companies operating on the North Slope, speaking at an industry conference, say their investments are expected to result in increased oil production.

State board will create a new committee to review concerns, including student services and maintenance needs after roughly a quarter of students disenrolled this year.