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Local advisory board asks state to redo hiring process for Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent
MEHS board says the superintendent hire should focus solely on the state-run boarding school, but the current superintendent administers MEHS and another district.
Mar 194 min read
As winters warm, falling through the ice is becoming more common — and deadly
The risks are especially acute in Alaska, where the unpredictable ice season disrupts traditional hunting practices for Indigenous communities
Mar 196 min read
NPR-A oil and gas lease sale draws record bidding, despite legal clouds
The first lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska since 2019 generated $163 million in high bids, but some bids were for protected land.
Mar 197 min read
Alaska lawmakers try to broker budget funding compromise amid war-driven funding dispute
Alaska legislators have sidetracked a bill originally intended for the legislative fast track.
Mar 182 min read
Alaska’s US senators back effort to waive $100k visa fee for public school employees
The senators are cosponsoring new legislation in Congress as state lawmakers and school officials urge action to keep teachers in Alaska classrooms Alaska U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (Alaska Beacon file photos) By Corinne Smith Alaska Beacon Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators are pushing the Trump administration to waive a recently hiked visa fee for all public school employees. The Trump administration raised the fee for highly skilled workers visas, known a
Mar 174 min read
Support for education funding bill comes as Alaska districts grapple with ongoing deficits
Alaskans weighed in from across the state, testifying to lawmakers that despite a funding increase last year, school districts are still facing huge budget shortfalls and urgently need additional state support.
Mar 175 min read
Judge reinstates conservation agreement in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve
Ruling pauses a Trump administration reversal of a Native lands right-of-way agreement, with implications for a pending oil and gas lease sale.
Mar 164 min read
On eve of Arctic Alaska oil lease sale, critics ask for delays
Two lawsuits over oil development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska claim the Trump administration overstepped its authority by opening once-protected areas to development.
Mar 164 min read
Alaska Beacon state and legislative daybook for the week of March 16, 2026
Here’s what’s happening in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state.
Mar 163 min read
Trump administration mulling investment in controversial Alaska mining road
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, in Anchorage, described federal investment in the Ambler Road as a smart financial move that could help unlock mineral resources.
Mar 134 min read
A 30-minute interview w/ Rep. Nick Begich on ICE, Iran, gas pipelines and tax-free dividends
Alaska’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives talks about a variety of issues after his speech to the state Legislature.
Mar 1316 min read
Alaska legislators have few firm facts as they consider a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline
Long planned, the pipeline and accompanying infrastructure would be the biggest natural gas project in American history — and possibly the most expensive.
Mar 135 min read
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