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State could spend nearly $200M on oil exploration, leasing in Arctic refuge
Alaska’s economic development agency, AIDEA, wants to conduct geologic testing on its existing oil leases — and to bid on new ones — in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
May 124 min read


Alaska Legislature considers exempting some Native corporations from public disclosure
Current law requires them to share financial information publicly if they have more than 500 shareholders.
May 124 min read


Tech vendor sponsored revenue chief Adam Crum’s nonprofit, then he awarded $80M+ in state contracts
New documents reveal a cozy relationship between former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum and AI investors, preceding three government contracts worth more than $80 million. The latest revelations fall into a pattern of Crum awarding contracts to people who align with his interests.
May 129 min read


Fairbanks school district plans to take the state to court over charter school dispute
District says it will challenge the Alaska Board of Education’s approval of a new charter school after the district denied the application.
May 127 min read


Alaska Legislature formalizes rules for physician assistants working within the state
Physician assistants may soon be able to operate more independently in Alaska, if Gov. Mike Dunleavy approves a bill passed Friday by the Alaska Legislature.
May 112 min read


Alaska legislators approve update for law that allows data sharing between hospitals
The Alaska Legislature has approved a bill that would update the law that governs how hospitals and clinics within the state share patient records and other health information.
May 111 min read


Peltola unveils ‘affordability’ campaign as she challenges incumbent US Sen. Dan Sullivan
Democratic candidate proposes to eliminate income taxes for Alaskans earning less than the state’s median household income.
May 113 min read


Alaska Beacon state and legislative daybook for the week of May 11, 2026
Here’s what’s happening in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state.
May 115 min read


Alaskans are more pessimistic about the state’s economy now than they were in 2020
Views on the state’s economy are extremely dour ahead of the 2026 election season, two leading surveyors find.
May 83 min read


Lawmakers take aim at Alaska’s chronic problems with abandoned and loose dogs
More access to veterinarian care, which is scarce in rural communities, would boost both human health and safety as well as animal welfare, bill supporters say.
May 89 min read


Alaska governor's race survey: climate change and dinner guests
Candidates tell us how they'd respond to threats like typhoons and thawing permafrost, and with whom they'd want to dine — living or dead.
May 810 min read


Alaska Legislature approves standardized disaster-evacuation scale for statewide use
The Alaska Legislature has voted to mandate a three-step disaster evacuation scale for use statewide, a move inspired in part by a miscommunication in a wildfire near Denali National Park.
May 82 min read
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