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US Senate approves bill with funding for some rural Alaska schools and towns
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on June 18 to resume the federal Secure Rural Schools program, which sent millions of dollars to small Alaska schools each year until Congress failed to reauthorize it in 2023.
Jun 252 min read
Public comment period beings on state’s proposal to limit local governments’ contributions to schools
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has opened public comment on a proposal that would reduce municipal governments’ ability to assist local public schools.
Jun 251 min read
Alaska Sens. Dan Sullivan, Lisa Murkowski offer support for Trump-ordered bombing of Iran
Less than an hour after President Donald Trump announced that the United States had bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities, Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said he supported the decision.
Jun 213 min read
Alaska legislators probe state’s conduct with federal immigration detainees
Staff at Anchorage Correctional Center used pepper spray to force detainees into their cells during a lockdown, testimony showed This...
Jun 214 min read
Congress approves bills dealing with Native federal aid and land for Alaska Native villages
U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, speaks at the Resource Development for Alaska annual membership luncheon on June 18, 2025. (Yereth...
Jun 212 min read
Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows
Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of all other states except for one, according to a...
Jun 203 min read
Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?
A look at the lands and energy pieces of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and where they stand right now in the U.S. Senate Members of the U.S....
Jun 198 min read
Anchorage clears its 2 largest homeless encampments
The mayor’s team said it’s been planning the abatement , or clearing, of the camp for about six months and the people living here have...
Jun 181 min read
Four new bills become law in Alaska, two with governor’s signature
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed a bill expanding the exemptions that allow some Alaskans who are absent from the state to receive Permanent...
Jun 182 min read
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