The Alaska Legislature approved millions for immediate upgrades to the facilities at the state-run boarding school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

The Alaska Legislature has approved a state driver’s license data-sharing bill that would allow some travelers to speed through security at airports in Alaska.

Opponents of limits on campaign cash seek a mid-election start, inviting a lawsuit that could disrupt the start of new restrictions.

The state of Alaska may soon offer managed retirement accounts to businesses in the state that don’t already offer a retirement plan.

House Bill 16, which would reimpose limits on donations to candidates, may pre-empt a measure already scheduled for an August vote.

Clock is ticking before a June 1 filing deadline.

Special session likely following Dunleavy veto of bill that would have restored public pensions after the failure of a deal negotiated with House leaders.

Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the US.

The Alaska Legislature has approved the ban of seven synthetic food dyes from school meals to help protect student health.

House Bill 193 would also adjust the state’s unemployment payments for inflation and end sick leave for many workers.

The University of Alaska will be required to provide advanced notice before increasing student fees and an itemized list of fees charged to students and families under new legislation passed by the Alaska Legislature.

State lawmakers are acting to fix technical errors affecting the boundaries of several Alaska wildlife refuges and other public areas.