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Alaska fisher in bitter crab case hit with $1.18 million fine for unrelated water pollution
A longtime Alaska fisher who was sentenced in May to a year in jail for illegally exporting crab, much of it disease infected, has now been ordered to pay $1.18 million in penalties for unrelated water pollution charges.
Aug 4, 20253 min read
Business leaders eye effect of future icebreakers on Arctic
A large cash infusion to the U.S. Coast Guard’s budget and recent comments by President Donald Trump are stoking optimism that the country’s limited icebreaker fleet might soon greatly expand.
Aug 4, 20255 min read
Lawmakers consider an only-in-Alaska flood insurance program
As the Trump administration shrinks and even considers eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Alaska Legislature is considering a substitute for one of the agency’s key functions.
Aug 2, 20253 min read
Alaska’s Legislature is scheduled to begin a special session Saturday. Here’s what to expect.
A quick Q&A about the special session called by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and now being driven by legislators’ desires.
Aug 1, 20254 min read
Alaska ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now it doesn’t have funds to fix crumbling schools.
Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than two-thirds of that.
Aug 1, 20258 min read
Alaska legislators prepare to consider veto overrides in special session — but which ones?
Leading lawmakers say they only expect to meet briefly when the special session opens on Saturday in Juneau.
Jul 31, 20255 min read
Months after stroke-like illness, an Alaska state senator is still recovering
Sen. Donny Olson will be among dozens of legislators returning to the Capitol for this weekend’s special session.
Jul 31, 20254 min read
Trump administration seeks to revoke limits on oil drilling in parts of Alaska’s North Slope
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that it will revoke three documents intended to form the basis for limits on oil drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Jul 30, 20251 min read
‘Exhausting and demoralizing’: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal cuts
A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees
Jul 30, 20259 min read
For nation’s 250th birthday, Trump seeks ‘patriotic education’ in schools again
A program that has trained dozens of Alaska teachers to teach their students how to make short documentaries is appealing an early end to Biden-era funding.
Jul 29, 20258 min read
Dunleavy sets out agenda for special session, while Alaska legislative leaders focus on vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his policy priorities for the Alaska State Legislature for when they reconvene for a special session scheduled to start on Saturday.
Jul 28, 20254 min read
In high-stakes U.S. House lawsuit, Alaska Supreme Court split on the definition of ‘fifth’
Last year, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in a 4-1 decision that Eric Hafner, an imprisoned felon in New York state, could remain on Alaska’s U.S. House ballot despite a lawsuit challenging his eligibility. On Friday, the court issued a 22-page opinion explaining that its decision came down to the definition of the word “fifth.”
Jul 28, 20253 min read
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