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Minimum wage to increase July 1 in Alaska, other US locations
The minimum wage will increase in 15 states and cities in July, though lawmakers in other states have worked to slow down wage hikes.
Jun 262 min read
Trump drive to defund NPR, PBS resisted by Republicans from Alaska, other rural states
The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) The Trump...
Jun 266 min read
Alaska wildlife action plan faces uncertainty as Trump seeks to end grant funding
Political uncertainty swirls around future of 10-year state plans like that of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game An Alaska hare...
Jun 267 min read
Alaska’s longest-serving state legislator, Lyman Hoffman, will not run for reelection in 2026
Hoffman has served in the state Capitol, representing Southwest Alaska, since 1987 Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, talks with Sen. Matt...
Jun 254 min read
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
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